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Kimmi Smith

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I'm walking 50km this May to leave MS behind

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Support my challenge to leave MS behind!

I’m taking part in The May 50K challenge this May to raise funds for life-changing research into multiple sclerosis!

MS strikes young people in the prime of their lives. The average age of diagnosis is only 30 years old, and there is no known cure.

Please make a donation and support my challenge to leave MS where it belongs, behind us.

Your donation will support research into the prevention, treatment and finding a cure for multiple sclerosis to change lives.

Thank you!

MY IMPACT TO LEAVE MS BEHIND OVER 0 YEAR

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My MS Journey

Hey there! 
My name is Kimmi, I was diagnosed with MS in 2016 after years of waking up with near full body numbness. 

This year, to celebrate 10 years of being diagnosed, I'll be participating in 50k in May by walking and running 50km to raise much needed funds for MS research into prevention, treatments and a cure for Multiple Sclerosis, creating a brighter future for everyone living with MS.

I'm sure a lot of you have seen me walking around town, whether you see me with my daughter, dogs or just myself. 
But what some people don't know is that in 2019 I was in a wheelchair. 
After changing my MS treatment for family planning, I went blind on our wedding day, eventually going numb from the neck down and becoming wheelchair bound. 
I was flown to Flinders Medical Centre where I spent months receiving testing, steroids, plasma transfusions and physio to re-learn how to walk, tie my shoes and everything else I had lost. 
Thankfully, Josh (Fish) was by my side every minute of it (I really tested that "in sickness and in health" immediately)

While it was probably the toughest time in my life, it didn't stop me from having a laugh. Whether it was making jokes about our honeymoon being all inclusive (Thanks to universal healthcare!) Or laughing when an Ed Sheran song loudly plays "when your legs dont work like they use to before" as I'm wheeled around the kiosk. 
I never lost my sense of humour and attribute a lot of my recovery to staying as positive as I could. 

So here I am trying to raise a bit to hopefully make a difference for future patients
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