MS Read-A-Thon. 2 What is MS? MULTIPLE = SCLEROSIS = MANY SCARS.

MS Read-A-Thon

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What is MS?

MULTIPLE =

SCLEROSIS =

MANY

SCARS

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What is MS?

1. Doctors don’t know how MS scars are created

2. MS scars won’t heal or fade, and they affect day-to-day life

3. MS scars are inside the body on the nerves

3 differences between our scars and those caused by MS…

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What is MS?BRAIN

SPINAL CORD

NERVES

BODY

What are the 4 parts of the Central Nervous System?

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What is MS?

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What is MS?

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• Dizziness

• Loss of Balance

• Loss of Coordination

• Fatigue (Very tired!)

• Numbness

• Affected Speech

• Vision problems

Symptoms of MS

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MS Read-A-Thon

• 100,000 Canadians live with MS

• There is no known cause or cure

• Canada has one of the highest rates of MS

• MS typically affects people 15 – 40 years old

• 3 people in Canada find out every day that they have MS

Hands Up!

Do you know someone who lives with MS?

Want to know how YOU can make a difference by participating in the MS Read-A-Thon?

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Step 1: Read!

• Keep track of the minutes you read on your Minute Tracking Sheet

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Step 2: Fundraise!NEW Online Fundraising Website

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Sign up atmsreadathon.ca

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msreadathon.ca

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• Customize your personal fundraising page

• Email friends and family to ask for donations

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Funds raised help pay for services for people living with

MS

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And your fundraising dollars also go

towards research to find a cause and cure to end MS

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Questions?

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HAPPYREADING!!