Wright siblings to participate in MS walk

BY GINNY PRIVITAR
WEST MILFORD — Walk MS (Multiple Sclerosis) days in New Jersey are April 29 and 30, to raise awareness and research money to combat MS. This year, once again, Lyndsay Wright and her brother, Chris, will be walking with their team, "Demyelinate This," in the Walk MS event held in Ridgefield Park on Sunday, April 30. The event begins at 9 a.m. and the walk starts at 10 a.m.
"This is our eighth year participating in the Walk MS event, and I am going on nine years strong with my diagnosis," said Wright. "My brother and fellow MS fighter Chris, who was diagnosed in December 2015, will be right by my side for this year's event as we take one step closer towards finding a cure for MS."
She says she's doing really well and attributes it to "a positive attitude, never giving up, pushing forward and not stopping."
An early diagnosisBack in March of 2008, just when Wright was about to turn 18, ready to graduate high school and go off to college, she experienced numbness in her lower body and tingling in her feet. After testing, she was diagnosed with MS. The news was devastating, yet Wright had the strength of character to not allow MS to define her.
Progress madeResearch dollars do help. Recently,a new medication, Ocrevus, was released. It is the first for MS patients with primary progressive MS (PPMS) and has been shown to slow the progression of physical disability, and is also being used to reduce attacks in patients with relapsing-remitting MS, (RMS) the kind Wright has. Greater funding will go a long way toward finding better treatments and ultimately, a cure.
Walk, donate on April 30Registration for the MS Walks is free for everyone, but all are encouraged to make a donation and to bring friends and family to help raise awareness. The Ridgefield Park walk will take place at Overpeck County Park. Wright's team will be walking there. The event begins at 9 a.m. and the walk starts at 10 a.m.
Those who want to donate to the cause may do so online at http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Walk/NJMWalkEvents?pg=entryandfr_id=28364. Click on "Donate" and then type in the team name or captain. To contribute to Wright's team, type Demyelinate This as the team name or Lyndsay Wright captain.
For more information on how to register for Walk MS, contact Wright at lyndsayfightsms@yahoo.com.
Donations in Wright's team's name may also be mailed to: Lyndsay Wright, P.O. Box 354, Hewitt, NJ 07421. Make checks payable to the National MS Society.
Walk MS® New Jersey events will be held at the following locations on the following dates:
April 29: Clark, Jersey City, Readington and Seaside Park
April 30: Hamilton, Lake Como, Manalapan, North Brunswick, Ridgefield Park, Roxbury and West Orange.