MS Read-A-Thon

2 What is MS? MULTIPLE = SCLEROSIS = MANY SCARS

3 What is MS? 1.Doctors don’t know how MS scars are created 2.MS scars won’t heal or fade, and they affect day-to-day life 3.MS scars are inside the body on the nerves 3 differences between our scars and those caused by MS…

4 What is MS? BRAIN SPINAL CORD NERVES BODY What are the 4 parts of the Central Nervous System?

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7 Dizziness Loss of Balance Loss of Coordination Fatigue (Very tired!) Numbness Affected Speech Vision problems Symptoms of MS

8 MS Read-A-Thon 100,000 Canadians live with MS There is no known cause or cure Canada has one of the highest rates of MS MS typically affects people 15 – 40 years old 3 people in Canada find out every day that they have MS

Hands Up! Do you know someone who lives with MS? Want to know how YOU can make a difference by participating in the MS Read-A-Thon? 9

10 Step 1:Read! Keep track of the minutes you read on your Minute Tracking Sheet

11 Step 2:Fundraise! NEW Online Fundraising Website

12 Sign up at msreadathon.ca

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16 Customize your personal fundraising page friends and family to ask for donations msreadathon.ca

17 Funds raised help pay for services for people living with MS

18 And your fundraising dollars also go towards research to find a cause and cure to end MS

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20 Questions?

21 HAPPY READING!!