– Can Do Multiple
Sclerosis, an innovative provider of lifestyle empowerment programs for
people with multiple sclerosis (MS), launched an online campaign today that
encourages people with MS, as well as their friends and supporters to take on
an activity, attitude or personal mission that they believe they can do.
This annual initiative is part of Can Do Day, a campaign that raises awareness
for MS and honors Can Do MS’s founder and Olympic medalist skier, Jimmie Heuga,
on his birthday, September 22.
Sclerosis, an innovative provider of lifestyle empowerment programs for
people with multiple sclerosis (MS), launched an online campaign today that
encourages people with MS, as well as their friends and supporters to take on
an activity, attitude or personal mission that they believe they can do.
This annual initiative is part of Can Do Day, a campaign that raises awareness
for MS and honors Can Do MS’s founder and Olympic medalist skier, Jimmie Heuga,
on his birthday, September 22.
“Always seizing a new challenge, my father faced
each day with the can do spirit,” said Blaze Heuga, son of Can
Do MS Founder Jimmie Heuga. “He lived by the mantra that no matter the path
laid out before you, you can climb to the top of the mountain.”
each day with the can do spirit,” said Blaze Heuga, son of Can
Do MS Founder Jimmie Heuga. “He lived by the mantra that no matter the path
laid out before you, you can climb to the top of the mountain.”
Campaign participants can visit Can Do
MS’s interactive photo pledge wall and post a
photo pledge committing to take on a goal that they know they can do.
Goals can vary from taking an athletic activity to new heights or simply
hanging out with friends. Once a photo pledge is posted, participants are
encouraged to share their photo on Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag
#CanDoDay to gain votes for their pledge and inspire others to participate.
MS’s interactive photo pledge wall and post a
photo pledge committing to take on a goal that they know they can do.
Goals can vary from taking an athletic activity to new heights or simply
hanging out with friends. Once a photo pledge is posted, participants are
encouraged to share their photo on Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag
#CanDoDay to gain votes for their pledge and inspire others to participate.
On Can Do Day, September 22, 2015, the person
with the most votes for their photo pledge will win a $50 gift certificate from
Trek Light Gear, an Olympic ski poster autographed by Jimmie Heuga, Billy Kidd
and Pepi Stiegler, and a Can Do MS apparel fleece vest, messenger bag and water
bottle. If a participant’s photo pledge receives at least 300 votes, he or
she will also be entered to win a Mountainsmith Approach backpack.
with the most votes for their photo pledge will win a $50 gift certificate from
Trek Light Gear, an Olympic ski poster autographed by Jimmie Heuga, Billy Kidd
and Pepi Stiegler, and a Can Do MS apparel fleece vest, messenger bag and water
bottle. If a participant’s photo pledge receives at least 300 votes, he or
she will also be entered to win a Mountainsmith Approach backpack.
Jimmie Heuga, a pioneer in the MS care
management field was diagnosed with MS in 1970. At the time of his
diagnosis, Heuga was advised to avoid physical activity to preserve his health.
As a high-caliber athlete, he rebelled against his prescribed sedentary
lifestyle and began developing his own program of exercise, which caused
his condition to improve. He not only realized the power of exercise, nutrition,
positive thinking and movement to enhance his life with MS, but more
importantly, he also found that by focusing on what he could do rather
than what he could not, he was able to go beyond perceived limitations to live
his best life with MS.
management field was diagnosed with MS in 1970. At the time of his
diagnosis, Heuga was advised to avoid physical activity to preserve his health.
As a high-caliber athlete, he rebelled against his prescribed sedentary
lifestyle and began developing his own program of exercise, which caused
his condition to improve. He not only realized the power of exercise, nutrition,
positive thinking and movement to enhance his life with MS, but more
importantly, he also found that by focusing on what he could do rather
than what he could not, he was able to go beyond perceived limitations to live
his best life with MS.
MS is a chronic neurological disorder that
affects the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord
and optic nerves.
affects the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord
and optic nerves.
Get
involved today by sharing your Can Do Day photo pledge on Can Do MS’s website
or Facebook page at www.mscando.org/candoday.
involved today by sharing your Can Do Day photo pledge on Can Do MS’s website
or Facebook page at www.mscando.org/candoday.
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