You will have all heard about the Brissie to the Bay ride that raises money for MS QLD. It is organised to support MS Qld in all the great work they are doing helping families who are affected by MS.

As a group we are doing our bit to raise funds, please click one this link for the Lifecycle Brissie to Bay team and enter via this site. This way we can all see who will be there, and who to look out for. invite all your friends who are interested in helping to check out the site. Lets see how much we can raise to help this great cause.

Some quick facts about MS you may not know…

• MS is a progressive disease of the nervous system, for which there is no cure.
• More women than men have MS, with a ratio of 2 men to 3 women affected.
• MS is the most common disease of the central nervous system in young adults.
• Sclerosis means scars, these are the plaques or lesions in the brain and spinal cord.
• In MS, the protective myelin covering of the nerve fibres in the central nervous system is damaged.
• MS is not contagious.
• Diagnosis of MS is generally between 20 and 40 years of age, although onset may be earlier.
• Life span is not significantly affected by MS.
• There are a wide range of symptoms. Fatigue is one of the most common.
• There is no drug that can cure MS, but treatments are now available which can modify the course of the disease.
• Many of the symptoms of MS can be successfully managed and treated.