Desi Giannopoulos

2026 Melbourne MS Walk Run + Roll

NO ONE SHOULD FACE MS ALONE!

Can you imagine waking up one day unable to do the everyday things you would usually take for granted? Like not being able to see properly (or at all), unable to get out of bed, walk to the phone to call someone – anyone – or live a life without pain?

All of a sudden, your world has changed.

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and often debilitating disease which attacks the central nervous system (the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves). It is the most common neurological disease in young adults and often attacks people at a time in their lives when they are planning families and building a career. Three out of four people living with MS are women.

With your support, we can allow people living with multiple sclerosis access to vital support services, like MS Connect, MS Peer Support and MS Employment Support Programs. We’ll also be helping bring new treatments closer to reality, investing in repairing myelin damage to restore function that has been lost for people with progressive forms of the disease.

On behalf of over 37,756 Aussies living with multiple sclerosis – THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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Why I Run: A Parent’s Fight Against MS

Sunday 15th Mar
This morning I was out training again, and it was a tough one.

It started with a heavy mind, then a heavy heart… which quickly turned into heavy legs. But I pushed through and finished my 5.5km run.

The whole time, all I could think about was Dayna.

As a parent, you wish you could take this away from them. You wish you could carry it for them. You wish you could give them the normal life they deserve.

Yesterday I watched her struggle just to stay awake. The fatigue is real. MS is a cruel and deceptive disease that quietly affects the people you love while you feel powerless to stop it.

While I’m out here training to raise money for vital research and outreach programs, my Dayna slept for 11 hours… woke for 3… slept another 7… woke for an hour… then slept again for another 11.

Watching that was heartbreaking.

If this message reaches you, please consider helping. 

Click the link below to register and join our walk to fight MS. If you can’t make it, please consider making a donation. Every bit helps.

https://www.mswalk.org.au/fundraisers/desigiannopoulos/half-marathon-melbourne

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A BIG THANK YOU TO MY SUPPORTERS

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