JRX Foundation

Well its that time of year again March is MS Awareness Month and I sorta kinda set some side aside to participate and volunteer to help the fine people of the MS Society.. From setting up the events to being a SAG driver and checking up on those walking at the event .. This months means so much to me have people in my life that suffer from MS… Theresa Kapish You are missed ..

What is MS ?

The cause of MS is still unknown – scientists believe the disease is triggered by an as-yet-unidentified environmental factor in a person who is genetically predisposed to respond.

The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) involves an immune-mediated process in which an abnormal response of the body’s immune system is directed against the central nervous system (CNS).  The CNS is made up of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.Within the CNS, the immune system causes inflammation that damages myelin — the fatty substance that surrounds and insulates the nerve fibers — as well as the nerve fibers themselves, and the specialized cells that make myelin.

• When myelin or nerve fibers are damaged or destroyed in MS, messages within the CNS are altered or stopped completely. 
• Damage to areas of the CNS may produce a variety of neurological symptoms that will vary among people with MS in type and severity
• The damaged areas develop scar tissue which gives the disease its name – multiple areas of scarring or multiple sclerosis.
• The cause of MS is not known, but it is believed to involve genetic susceptibility, abnormalities in the immune system and environmental factors that combine to trigger the disease.
• People with MS typically experience one of four disease courses. There are over a dozen treatments to help modify the MS disease process. 

This is one of the reasons why The JRX Foundation was started, so we can help others that truly need it .. Many of the people that suffer from this horrible disease need more than a cure.. They need help with day to day living the medication and treatments are so very expensive to them..

So we will help you if you need groceries or help you get that wheelchair you name it we can help and will if we can.. The money we raise goes to help the people. The amazing organizations such as The MS Society are raising money for that cure..