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MS Run the US is dedicated to raising awareness and funds to support multiple sclerosis (MS) research, while also aiding those living with disability due to MS.

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Every year we run a 3,100 mile relay across America and rally thousands in support of the event to help END multiple sclerosis (MS)! This is our story and why we run for a reason. Join us!

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MSer’s, How you doing?! How you feeling?! We get

MSer’s, How you doing?! How you feeling?! We get it. On top of all the other stressors you need to manage with your MS, now you add in fear of this pandemic coupled with isolation from your community that is necessary to help you combat the crappiness of this disease. Gah. Blah. Meh. But...⠀
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We have a few suggestions that may help, and we’d love to hear about what you’ve been doing to combat MS while staying safer at home 🧡⠀
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1️⃣ Connect: It’s not as easy as it used to be visit our loved ones, but they’re still just a video phone chat away! We popped into a MS group chat yesterday via Zoom, and though we couldn’t hug, there was still a lot of laugher, prayers, and support for each other. It was beautiful & so much fun! 🌸 ⠀
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2️⃣ Move: We may not have our gyms, but we can still move at home! There are a ton of people posting at-home workouts, but if you want something with more levels and variety check out the @peleton app. Right now they’re giving their content away free for 90 days to help us through this social distancing time. How cool is that?! We’re loving the meditation, yoga, and strength workouts. Get creative with the movements! We know you can find a variation that works for your abilities! 💪🏻⠀
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3️⃣ Unplug: Yup, connect with loved ones but unplug from the news. It’s likely by now you grasp the seriousness of this pandemic. No need to overwhelm your body, mind, and spirit with more stress of what you already know. It’ll just perpetuate anxiety. Unplug from the noise and take this time to enjoy the downtime 🌱 ⠀
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Tell us, what have you been doing to keep your spirits up? 🧡 #msruntheus #orangearmy #multiplesclerosis

Hey, remember last year on Day 1 of our new Road C

Hey, remember last year on Day 1 of our new Road Crew team’s drive out west, when the front driver’s side tire blew out after dark on I-80 in Iowa? We bet not, but it’s a great story! ⠀
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If the guys were telling it, you’d hear them describe how they were listening to Comedy Central on Xm radio when the tire blew and the vehicles jackknifed going 70 mph down the interstate. As their lives flashed before their eyes, with the motorhome heading straight for the guardrail and the ditch beyond, the audience through the speakers roared in laughter. ⠀
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The driver, Peter, let out an audible “I’m losing it” while the passenger, Will, braced for impact. Operating out of raw instinct, Peter lightly tapped the brake once, just enough to slow and straighten the vehicles as they drifted safely to the shoulder. 🚌 ⠀
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Once at a full stop, with their lives fully intact, they both cheered like they never have before. Peter & Will became unstoppable as one of our best Road Crew team’s yet!⠀
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It’s stories like these that make us seriously bummed about postponing our event - not the near tragedy, but the bonds that are created when we head out on the road together...BUT, in the meantime, we certainly don’t miss walking down memory lane, sharing the amazing stores we’ve creating over the past 10 years. 🧡⠀
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Alumni, tell us, what’s your favorite memory from your segment?! ⠀
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#msruntheus #orangearmy #multiplesclerosis

Sharing some more great media coverage ✨ on our

Sharing some more great media coverage ✨ on our 2020 Relay Team - featuring Segment 14 runner, Amy Briney, to brighten your Monday! 👏🏼
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Click to the link in our bio to watch! 🌟

It is with our MS family in mind, and our collecti

It is with our MS family in mind, and our collective human community, that we have made the extremely difficult decision to postpone our 2020 Relay until further notice. ⠀
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As we all know by now, we are safer at home. This is especially important for those on immunosuppressant therapies, like those we run for living with MS, and includes the seven runners on this Relay team that have MS as well.⠀
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The time will come when we will rise up stronger and move forward with our running mission. Until then we’ll explore this new landscape we find ourselves in with care and an abundance of caution.⠀
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With love 🧡 #msruntheus #orangearmy #running #multiplesclerosis

#FridayFact 💥 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 85% of peopl

#FridayFact 💥
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 85% of people diagnosed with MS have relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) at the onset. ✨ Left untreated, about 50% of RRMS transitions to secondary progressive MS (SPMS) within a decade of diagnosis, although it is thought that about 90% of RRMS patients will eventually transition to SPMS within 25 years. 😮
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If you (or someone you know) are affected by MS, comment below ⬇️ with their current diagnosis!

Have you ever visited the Circle of Excellence pag

Have you ever visited the Circle of Excellence page on our website? 🌟
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It’s FULL of super inspiring people who crushed their relay segment and fundraising goal. 👏🏼 It’s a good reminder of what can be done, regardless of the circumstances. Some of these runners have MS, others run for members of their family or significant others, and a few just wholeheartedly believe in furthering the cause and our mission. 🧡
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We’re a lucky (and very grateful) bunch, to have built this #orangearmy. ✨ We encourage you to visit the link in our bio and see for yourself the amazing things we can accomplish together, as a team. 🙌🏼

Today, we’re sharing an MS Blog: “An Empowered

Today, we’re sharing an MS Blog: “An Empowered Spirit”✨ - focused on empowerment and encouragement.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Author, Cathy Chester, was diagnosed with MS in 1986 and aims to help readers feel “less lonely, isolated and overwhelmed” noting that the road “is a lot less bumpy when we travel together.” 🧡
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Head on over to the link in our bio to read (and don’t forget to bookmark)! 🥰

Meet Wendy Hehr 🌟 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wendy re

Meet Wendy Hehr 🌟
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wendy received funding from MS Run the US to help her purchase a stairlift for her home (all in the matter of a month)! 🙌🏼 Receiving the stairlift has helped her be able to move around her home more safely, she had recently been falling when trying to access other floors of her home, this posed a serious safety risk for her.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wendy was diagnosed with MS over 20 years ago while she was going to college for nursing. It started with numbness and tingling in her fingers. She first consulted a chiropractor thinking it was a pinched nerve, but after several treatments, she was referred to a neurologist for an MRI - confirming she had MS. She continued working as a pediatric nurse until it became too difficult due to severe fatigue and tremors. 🧡
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Ryan Costello, 2020 Segment 4 Relay Runner, was re

Ryan Costello, 2020 Segment 4 Relay Runner, was recently featured in the Fond Du Lac Reporter! 🌟
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Ryan’s journey to MS Run the US started with a conversation with his boss, Dave Wirtz, who happens to be the husband of MS Run the US’s community engagement management and alumni, Amy Wirtz. 🙌🏼 He had recently completed the Frozen Otter (64 miles in the Kettle Moraine) and Ironman Wisconsin and although he applied for the 2021 Relay - when a 2020 spot opened up, he couldn’t turn it down. ✨
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Ryan also shares his personal connections to MS and will be running his segment in honor of his aunt Wendy, who was diagnosed with MS in 2009. 🧡 Click the link in our bio to read more!

In a time of great uncertainty, we urge our #orang

In a time of great uncertainty, we urge our #orangearmy to let their hopes guide their actions. 🧡
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Hopes for your family, hopes for your community and hopes for our collective future. ✨
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We encourage you all to reach out if you need anything and be open to helping those who may ask for your assistance. Together, we are stronger. 💪🏼 Together, we will get through this.

The Real Talk MS podcast covers everything you nee

The Real Talk MS podcast covers everything you need to know + what you should be thinking about with the Coronavirus and MS. 🧡
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Click the link in our bio to give it a listen!

The MS Run the US Orange Army apparel store is OPE

The MS Run the US Orange Army apparel store is OPEN now! 💥💥
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Get yourself some awesome swag before the online store closes this Sunday, March 15th! The best part of purchasing your gear is showing off your MS Run the US pride + all profits come directly back to our organization! 🙌🏼
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There’s something for everyone —> men’s, women’s, kiddos + accessories! Click the link in our bio to browse the shop now and receive your gear just in time for the 2020 Relay! 🧡

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Statement Regarding 2020 Relay Postponement

2020 Relay postponed until further notice. Click for more information.