Organic Biscuit: Musician with MS Jams On

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Musician with MS Jams On

In light of my posting earlier about MS Friends and the guitar pick merchandise they have available as part of the "MS Rocks" campaign, it dawned on me that I had read an article a few days ago in Neurology Now (I subscribe) about singer Victoria Williams, who has MS. Her MS problems started and were diagnosed around the same time she was breaking into the limelight as a talented musician opening for Neil Young on a nationwide tour. At one point she had to stop playing her instrument and sing acapella to finish the song.

She talks about a bunch of musicians banding together to form "Sweet Relief", a benefit album to help with the bills. It is an interesting article and is in the July/August 2009 issue of Neurology Now if you have it. I found it an interesting read.

Here is a link to the online article.
http://www.neurologynow.com/pt/re/neuronow/fulltext.01222928-200905040-00014.htm;jsessionid=KYhhBGKBlPl0j2S6fPhTgnnQTnzY9N1RQh9SLqLLkKTJyy33qsYn!1642465697!181195628!8091!-1

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The WalkMS 2011 campaign is underway! I will be participating as a Walk Captain for the Anderson Area Taking Strides team at the WalkMS event for the East Central Indiana group. The Walk will be held on April 16, 2011 at Worthen Arena on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie.

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