Multiple Sclerosis SupportIn 2007 and 2008 the members of the Medford Township Police Departmenthave participated as a team in the City to Shore MS 150 Bike Tour. TheMedford Police team rides along with over 7000 other participants on a 150bicycle ride from Philadelphia to Ocean City to raise funding and awarenessfor Multiple Sclerosis.Multiple sclerosis (or MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacksthe central nervous system (CNS), which is made up of the brain, spinalcord, and optic nerves. Symptoms may be mild, such as numbness in thelimbs, or severe, such as paralysis or loss of vision. The progress, severity,and specific symptoms of MS are unpredictable and vary from one person toanother. Today, new treatments and advances in research are giving newhope to people affected by the disease.Two members of our extended Medford Police Family suffer from the illness.It is our hope to work, as a community, to find a cure.
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