"Cause I Can" Judith Cantor's fundraising projects

Kiss goodbye to MS

If ever you were going to wear red lipstick, today's the day! It's World MS Day and MS Australia are encouraging ever to join the celebration by adding a splash of red lipstick to their pouts.

In further support of this wonderful cause, I'll be walking 9km on 6 June for the 2010 MS Walk in the Sydney CBD.

I was first confronted with the effects of MS when a friend of mine was diagnosed with the disease in her early thirties (which is the typical age of detection). The irony of it all was that I met her en route to run the 14km City to Surf only two years before!

She went through a rollercoaster ride of emotions - paralysed by the fear that she may be paralysed by the disease - and pain.

Thankfully her family and friends rallied around her, and she could afford incredibly expensive treatment.

I am pleased to report that she is now in remission and has since got married and is expecting her first child in a couple of months!

But not everyone is as lucky as her, and it is something that she will always need to be vigilant about. There is no known cause or cure for Mutilple Sclerosis.

Can you help?

Please sponsor my walk so that researchers can continue their work into the causes of MS and hopefully find a cure. Visit http://register.mswalk.org.au/MS-Walk-and-Fun-Run-Sydney/judithcantor and give whatever you can spare. All donations will be greatly appreciated, and any over $2 are tax deductible.

Thanks so much.