2021 No Sto Defeats MSA 5K ?

• 5K Run/Walk:- Run 3.1 Miles

_The 2021 No Sto Defeats MSA 5K:

No Sto Defeats MSA 5K

Saturday, October 23 @ 9:00 run or walk to help raise awareness and funds in support of Defeat MSA Alliance. All registrants will be entered to win one of several raffle prizes donated by North Stonington businesses. 

  This walk is in recognition of my sister, Vicky, and so many others who are battling this devastating disease every day. I'm walking because many of them cannot.

What is MSA?

MSA is a rare, rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disorder that affects the brain. MSA impairs the systems that regulate blood pressure, heart rate and the bladder – many of the basic bodily functions that people take for granted every day. People with MSA suffer from dangerously low blood pressure, speech and swallowing difficulties, sleep disturbances, breathing problems, rigidity and tremors. The life expectancy for those with MSA is typically 5 to 10 years. There is no remission of the disease. Almost 80% of patients are disabled within five years of the onset of the motor symptoms, and less than 20% of the cases survive beyond 10 years. Rate of progression and the speed of decline may vary widely from case to case. Patients with advanced MSA often become bed-bound, unable to speak and immobile. At present, there is no cure for MSA, no genetic tests to detect it, no therapy to slow it and very few treatments to manage its debilitating effects. Currently, diagnosis is clinical in nature with no certainty until an autopsy is performed or posthumous pathology examination. Learn More About MSA from the Mayo Clinic.

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