I send out a lot of fundraising messages, but there is no
way I can reach across every friend, contact, and colleague. Please help me expand this fight. Enlisting more support may not be fair, but neither
is MS.
Whatever it takes...
Fight; that is all I
want to do.
I grew up REFINING the tools I would need to fight and
strive for my goals. My West Point and
Army legacy taught me HOW to fight.
Today, I am constantly reminded WHY my fight needs to go on.
That was the ideal guiding me through Oregon Chapter’s 2015
Bike MS on August 1-2. This is my
after-action report: http://neverstopneverquit.blogspot.com/2015/08/bike-ms-2015-boom.html.
My fundraising goal this year is $75,000.
$75k will launch the MS research
career of a promising postdoctoral fellow.
Today, there is one such fellow at Oregon Health & Science
University testing thyroid hormone-like drugs to see if they will improve
myelin repair and to determine their potential for development as a treatment
for MS.
This is what I need!
Please help me get closer to these goals with a donation to the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society in support of 2015 BikeMS.
Donate Online Securely: http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/EMBK
My Multiple Sclerosis fight is now in its 16th year. At the end of 2015 I will mark a major
milestone as I complete a two-year clinical trial. The goal of the trial is to find a treatment,
if not the cure, for Secondary Progressive MS.
I have spent in excess of three years as part of this study, looking to
stem the progression of this disease’s advanced stages. Fighting back is the only option. If this research doesn’t lead to a breakthrough,
I will charge ahead in support of another chance.
My arms and hands are failing; my voice is weak; my days
upright and mobile are fading. My fight,
however, remains strong. A World Free of
MS is still the vision. The new cases of
multiple sclerosis diagnosed daily remind us that we don’t yet have a
cure. The rapid worsening of my own
disability is a reminder of the paramount challenges for all affected by MS.
We will win this fight.
My goals still remain set on the recovery and rehab I’ll need to dance
with my daughter, Eleanor, again. If I
don’t reach that target, I’ll continue fighting to ensure her generation never
has to hear the words “YOU HAVE MS”.
Last year’s efforts for BikeMS were a smashing success! Our fundraising under Eleanor powered the
Oregon chapter with nearly $57k. I’m
looking forward to updating you on our progress throughout:
• Read my
stories at www.neverstopneverquit.blogspot.com
• Keep
following our progress and excitement at www.neverstopneverquit.com
• Join our
Facebook efforts at www.facebook.com/groups/TeamAmulet
The fight is not over and it won’t be over until a cure is
found.
It will never stop…nor will we
It will never quit…nor will we
This is why we ride!
Thank you for all of your support and motivation.
Never Stop…Never Quit...
Kevin
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