The Orange and Black Ball 2, why is fundraising for MS important

About

My name is Kathryn Foot

2 members of my immediate family have been diagnosed with MS in the last 10 years and it has had a major impact on us. I lost my mother to MS in 2020.

My youngest sister, was also diagnosed with the condition and has a form of it called secondary progressive. This means that her condition worsens, she has mobility issues, suffers from fatigue, is in pain from uncontrollable muscle spasms and much more. She is unable to work, struggles to drive and doesn't know what the next day holds for her.

There are over 6000 people living with MS in Wales alone yet so few people are aware of it.

I knew nothing about it until it affected my family (and I really wish that was still the case sometimes). It causes so many problems, mobility, speech, bladder, bowel, fatigue, sight and depression - to name but a few.

And it never gets better. Ever.

I regularly try and raise money for the MS Society Cymru. They need community fundraisers like me, to help them give the support needed to provide much-needed help to their community and to work on research that we hope will find a cure and put a STOP to MS forever.

That is why I support the MS Society - please help me to help them

TOGETHER WE CAN STOP MS

Thanks/Diolch

Kathryn Foot