WALK MS STORIES
Why do YOU walk?
Members of the Colorado-Wyoming MS community have submitted their stories to share with you. We hope that reading about the courage, challenges, and optimism experienced by those whose lives are affected by MS will motivate you to register, volunteer or donate to Walk MS.
Read about Laura Fry and learn why she and her family walk...
I experienced the first symptoms of multiple sclerosis, two years ago, on a beautiful day in the Rocky Mountains. My husband John and I were sneaking in a little time together with a few ski runs before picking up our kids from school later that afternoon.
Back then I was physically fit, exercising daily and living an overall healthy lifestyle. My first symptom was blurred vision. A couple of months later I began to have weakness and pain in my legs, imbalance, difficulty walking, depression and fatigue. The active lifestyle that our family had always enjoyed changed dramatically within just a few months. I am still learning how to slow down to give my body the rest that it needs and focus on what I am able to do now rather than looking back at what I was able to do prior to MS.
Participating in Walk MS allowed me to get involved, share my story and do something about MS now. The event and my wonderful, spirited, friends, who encouraged me to walk, gave my family and I the opportunity to celebrate the goodness that comes from people coming together in love. I could not manage this alone and I am grateful to know the power of prayer. The Lord has given me an amazing family, caring friends and delivers perfect strangers to lift my spirits when I need it most. This is what I call "Laura's Army of Angels”.
This year I will share my story with 10,000 other walkers at Denver City Park. If my story can provide hope to just one other person the way other’s stories of courage and faith have done for me then my life’s purpose will be fulfilled.
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