Saturday, August 15, 2015

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Biking to end MS

Hundreds of cyclists take part in MS Bike tour
Wanda Bouchard-Barry (front left) takes off on the
MS Bike tour from Wakamow Valley on Aug. 15, 2015.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy

Wanda Bouchard-Barry has seen firsthand the difference MS research has made over the last few decades.

She was diagnosed with MS in 1987. It started with numb fingers, but that numbness spread to her arm within a month, making it difficult to hold her 18-month old son.

“The first six years were pretty rough. We tend not to think about those ones anymore because we’ve progressively got better. The MS is still there. It’s still active,” she said.

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