Margaux Peck

April 20, 2021. This is a date that I will never forget. When I woke up that morning, I had a funny foggy patch in the middle of the visual field of my left eye. I booked in to see an optometrist without even the foggiest inkling that my world was about to change. Over the course of the next 24 hours, I went nearly completely blind in my left eye. It was Optic Neuritis. It was my first MS attack. 

This experience is far from unique. In Canada, we have one of the highest rates of MS in the world. On average, 11 Canadians are diagnosed with this unpredictable disease every day. About 25% start out the way that mine did, with sudden onset vision loss and/or eye pain.

We don’t know what causes MS, and we don’t have a cure. Yet.

I am participating in MS Walk because I want to support the world’s leading researchers discover the cause, treatments, and cure for MS. Leading-edge research and support programs have improved the quality of life for people affected by MS. 

When you make a donation to my fundraising, you are helping continue this incredible work.

Thank you for supporting our MS Walk community. We wouldn’t be where we are today without your support. I am truly humbled that Team MS Life Among the Clouds has raised over $12,000 over the past two years, and I know that we can once again smash our $5,000 goal with your incredible support. 

I blog about my experiences living with MS. If you would like to follow my blog and learn more about this bewildering disease, please follow my website: https://www.lifeamongtheclouds.com/

I once again plan to run a 10K on the day before the MS Walk, and I plan to keep this tradition up for as long as my body allows it. 

This year, I have a couple of donor incentives for you to consider: 

1. Set My Playlist! If you donate $25 or more, you gain the right to add a song to my running playlist (I have a bad feeling that this might lead to me running to Baby Shark on loop, or perhaps worse if my brother has anything to do with it). To qualify, make a donation of at least $25 (make sure that I can see your donor identity, even if not listing it publicly), and either include your song selection in your 'words of encouragement' to me on the donation page, or email me at mslifeamongtheclouds@gmail.com with your song selection. The song must be available via Apple Music. If song requests exceed the length of time that it takes me to run a 10K, I will use them during training runs. Have fun with this... but not too much fun!

2. MS Awareness Pins: If you donate $50 or more, you also qualify to receive an MS Awareness Pin. To qualify, make a donation of at least $50 (make sure that I can see your donor identity, even if not listing it publicly), and shoot me an email at mslifeamongtheclouds@gmail.com with your preferred mailing address. Yes, you can also submit your song selection! 

Yes, donations to other members of my team qualify for my incentives! Just be sure to email me, because I am not notified of donations to other members of the team.