With March being National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, a local support group is reaching out to make a difference.  The Door County MS Alliance provides opportunities for people living with MS to connect with others in the community by sharing their stories.  Peer Leader Dave Mailand of Sturgeon Bay says the organization is a resource for family, friends, and others who may suffer from the rare debilitating disease.  The Door County MS Alliance is officially registered with the National MS Society, which holds one of its three national MS fall walks in Door County every year.  Mailand notes that the goal is to bring awareness of a disease that is not well understood and affects about one million people in the United States.  

Mailand says the organization can become important for those living with MS because of the overwhelming feeling the disease can have from a health, financial, and emotional standpoint. The Door County MS Alliance meets every fourth Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m. at the Door County Community Foundation and is also available on Zoom. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system). You can listen to the entire conversation with Dave Mailand on the podcast page here. 

People are encouraged to wear orange during the week of March 9-15 during National MS Awareness Month.