Running for hope: Two runners with MS aim to complete six marathons in six days yyc
Using the hashtag #MichaelWillWalk, the two men are hoping to raise $241,446 in U.S. dollars to pay for life-changing treatment for Michael Marianetti, a Toronto husband and father who lives with a severe form of MS.“Michael’s recovery fuels our cause,” says Embry, noting he and Rich Stein are doing this for Michael, his family “and to prove to the world that recovery is possible.”
Rich Stein and Calgary’s Matt Embry – both with MS – are running six marathons in six days to raise money for stem cell treatment for Michael Marianetti, also a MS patient.Stein, from Texas, has battled MS for 11 years, while Embry has managed his MS for almost three decades, adhering to evidence-based lifestyle strategies, such asEmbry is known for creating, to share information and research with others diagnosed with MS, and for creating a documentary about the disease called Living Proof.
To raise money for Marianetti’s stem cell therapy, Embry and Stein will run from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, to Brookville, Pennsylvania in six days, for a total of 169 miles — slightly more than the equivalent of six full marathons. People are invited to watch live updates from July 30 to Aug. 4 on Instagram
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