Beth and family ride to support MS in Brissie to the Bay

Meet Beth: she was diagnosed with MS over 15 years ago and tomorrow she will jump on her bike to ride in the Brissie to the Bay event with a herd of support.

Mrs Nicholls and her family will ride with capes and all this Sunday at the Brissie to the Bay bike ride.

BETH Nicholls, of Thornlands, was diagnosed with MS after she suddenly went blind in one eye, and this Sunday she will take on another challenge as she participates in MS Queensland’s Brissie to the Bay bike ride.

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Mrs Nicholls, who has lived with MS since 2004, described the condition as a “pest” but said she had been relatively lucky with the progress of her disease.

“My sight has come back since I lost it,” she said.

“I have incidences of symptoms that come up.

“Over the years I’d say I’ve been very blessed that my MS has progressed slowly.

“I can’t walk very well but I can ride a bike.”

Mrs Nicholls will ride alongside her husband and two daughters with the support of friends and family from across Queensland.

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“This year all my family is riding, so it’s a team of four,” she said.

“I am totally looking forward to it, I mark it out on my work calendar from the start of the year and tell them I won’t be at work that day.

“It’s such a great event, it’s lots of fun, and you get to meet everyone you met last year.

“It is the highlight of my year.”

MS Queensland Executive General Manager Fundraising Daniel Lalor said the event, now in its 29th year, was one of the organisation’s largest and most important fundraisers of the year.

“This event contributes a great deal to how we can support Queenslanders living with MS to live their best life,” he said.

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“It’s a fun morning giving our community across Brisbane the chance to unite for a good cause, get active and enjoy the outdoors.

“We expect 5,500 riders this year, many of whom know someone living with MS, or have been diagnosed with MS themselves. It’s an inspiring event and we want to encourage the community to get involved.”

The funds raised from the event go towards essential services MS Queensland provides such as service coordination, physiotherapy and exercise therapy, psychology, nursing support, as well as research into treatments.

The ride will begin at Musgrave Park in South Brisbane this Sunday, June 16.

More information: brissietothebay.com.au