Pui Sze Mak

NO ONE SHOULD FACE MS ALONE!

Imagine waking up one day and your body no longer does the things you’ve always trusted it to do.

Your vision blurs. Your legs feel heavy. Getting out of bed feels like climbing a mountain. Pain becomes part of your normal. Independence starts to slip away in quiet, frustrating ways.

You start relying on furniture to move around the house. On assistive technology. On other people. On carers. Even when you really don’t want to.

This is the reality for people living with multiple sclerosis.

MS attacks the central nervous system - the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. It’s the most common neurological disease in young adults, often appearing when people are building careers, planning families, and living some of their most active years. Three out of four people diagnosed are women.

I’m running 10km not because I love running (I really don’t 😂), but because I can.

Because moving my body is a privilege. Because having control over my legs, my balance, my vision, my energy - is something I’ve never had to question. And many people with MS don’t get that choice.

The people with MS that I’ve met are some of the most resilient and mentally strong people I know. What struck me most is how much they want to stay active for as long as they can. To keep moving. To keep doing. To hold onto their independence in every way possible.

The funds raised go towards services that support people living with MS day-to-day, peer support, employment programs, and connection services, as well as research focused on repairing myelin damage and restoring function for those with progressive forms of the disease.

This run is a small discomfort for me, but it represents something much bigger.

If you’d like to support, donate, or simply learn more about MS, I’d really appreciate it. And if you can’t, sharing this helps more than you know.

Thank you for helping me run for something that truly matters. 

Love,

Niko