
Missy woke up blind one morning, but went out to feed her horses before calling an ambulance to take her to the hospital an hour away. She was diagnosed with MS at 30 years old. She regained partial sight and continued to ride her horses in barrel racing competitions for 10 more years. She began training 2 of her labs as service animals and visited hospitals, juvenile detention facilities and nursing homes. She now works at her husband’s auto repair shop a few days a week and volunteers at her church working with youth. Fatigue is always a challenge, but Missy's eye sight keeps improving with the new meds now available to MS patients.
More Stories of Heroes

Stephen Ray
Stephen summed up his determination to fight MS, "No one knows what the future has in store for us. I train 5 hours a day, try to keep a smile on my face and as long as I can ride, I'm going to ride"

Cindy Wenske
Not surprisingly, it was a nurse who suffered from MS herself that finally opened my eyes to realize that I had this disease, but it didn't have me.

Teresa Rapozo
Let me tell you about my journey with MS, how MS has helped to change my life in so many ways, and how the National MS Society has been a big part of that.
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