About

It is said that, Multiple Sclerosis usually strikes people in the prime of their lives.  Here is my story… 

My Name is Kaycee Kiesz, I am 32 years old and I am in the prime of my life – Great Job, Amazing Friends, Supportive Family, and a Jam-Packed Social Calendar. 

For those of you who do not know me, it may surprise you…. that for the last five years I have been living with the daily struggles of Multiple Sclerosis. 

In December of 2001 at the age of 27… I lost vision in my left eye.  I remember it like it was yesterday:  I was at a holiday party with girlfriends and becoming dizzy, I had blurred vision.  I thought there was a problem with my contact.  The next day I woke up to darkness, so I made an eye appointment.  At the doctor’s office I was asked to place a patch over my right eye… desperately I tried to see as the doctor performed a couple of tests.  I remember calling my mother in tears… not knowing what was happening.

I am very grateful for my mom, who is an operating room nurse.  She was able to secure an MRI appointment for me the very next day.  I remember dropping off my MRI results to her at the hospital… and waiting for her to get home to take me to the neurologist that evening.  I remember her being the first person to tell me that I had Multiple Sclerosis. I remember the neurologist telling me about the lesions on my MRI and that there was no cause…there was no cure…

After the initial anger, grief and depression, I wanted to find out how I could help this cause.  Four years ago, I organized a team of about 50 walkers that raised nearly 10,000-dollars at the 2002 MS Walk.  In 2003 & 2004 the team of walkers grew to nearly 200 and raised over $30,000.  At the 2005 & 2006 MS walk, I personally raised close to $15,000 and the Starbucks MS Walk Team raised over $50,000 for the National MS Society to continue their work in the fight against MS.

TODAY… I accept that I am living with MS.  I give myself a shot three times a week to slow the progression of this disease.  I hope to live a long and great life and to touch as many people as possible along the way…with hopes that, TOMMOROW…we find a cure!