Chris, that is such a touching story! You must have felt so honored! It is very inspiring and makes me want to do this!

I hope you have a great time with your get together with your old friends. Make sure it comes together and make sure it happens. You know how we all get so busy and before you know it half of the year has gone by!

Thanks for lifting my spirits today! :hug:

Our MSWalk is this Saturday and I cannot walk it this year. Instead I am volunteering for registration.

There are other things that you can do if you cannot walk or ride, as Greta pointed out. ;)

I am on the programs committee for our local chapter as the Government Representative. In May, I am attending the Public Policy Conference in Washington DC where I (along with several other reps from other states) am representing the NMSS from the State of Idaho to help convince our legislators that we need more money for research. It is also a time to make them more aware of MS...talk one on one with them about MS and the lack of attention and funds that we receive for research and other needs.

Thanks for sharing Chris. :hug: That was a truly inspirational story. I hope you have a great time with your classmates.

Thank you both Girlie Girl and Cheryl. It always amases me when the NMSS calls and asks me to do something such as addressing envelopes to people in our subdvision or making a few phone calls how appreciative they are of our efforts. Instead, it really ought to be US who is appreciative of them. Without them there would be no walks, no bikerides, no teleconferences, no written communications for us or our families. I think one doesn't realise the importance of such an organisation until you really become one of them.

I wish I could do more. I would spend more time volunteering. I know they need it, and they are always SO appreciative of any time they I can give them. My friends who did the ride were extremely impressed with the people who entertained them overnight in LaGrange, TX. on Saturday night. They told us that when they were about 10 miles out of Austin if felt as if they were riding the last leg of the "Tour de France". People were lined up all over the streets cheering them on with signs, water, food, and gifts. THIS is what truly warms my heart. The fact that the NMSS gets the word out to help the people who are helping us. They are an A-1 organisation in my book.:)

We are not going to put off this reunion. I think we've all realised that life is too short, and things can happen in an instant. Before you know it, you've lost touch with old friends, and you wonder what happened. I'm glad I was able to inspire both of you.

Cheryl, thank you for all you do for us. I know you've flown all over hither and yon to go to bat for Tysabri and to represent MS patients all over the country!:Heart: