Sigalet Saves for MS

Professional Hockey Goalie Jordan Sigalet Takes to the Ice to Raise Money for MS Awareness, Education and Research. Jordan Sigalet, Boston Bruins Hockey Prospect; Living with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis; MS LifeLines Ambassador Dr. Nicholas LaRocca, National Multiple Sclerosis Society Background: Jordan Sigalet, NHL prospect and goaltender for the Boston Bruins’ American Hockey League affiliate in Providence, Rhode Island, was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in 2004. Since his diagnosis, Jordan has been moving forward actively pursuing his dream of playing professional hockey, and is using his story to help educate others and motivate people with MS to live their dreams. Jordan also serves as a MS LifeLines Ambassador to help people living with MS and their families find free educational resources, support, treatment information and empowerment to battle the disease. As part of Jordan’s goal to help others like him “live their lives, not their MS” Jordan has enlisted the support of other American Hockey League teams nationwide to participate in a program he is spearheading with MS LifeLines called Sigalet Saves for MS. In honor of National MS Awareness Month, Sigalet Saves for MS will donate $20 to the National MS Society for every save made in the month of March by league goaltenders participating in the program. The money raised will go to help fund MS research and service programs. MS is a chronic, typically progressive and unpredictable disease of the central nervous system that affects at least 400,000 Americans, and every hour, someone is newly diagnosed, according to the National MS Society. On March 10th, Jordan will be available to share his story and discuss the importance of the Sigalet Saves for MS program. Jordan will be joined by Dr. Nicholas LaRocca from the National MS Society who can explain to your audience the risk factors, early warning signs and treatment options for MS. Facts About MS And The National Multiple Sclerosis Society: * MS affects about 2.5 million people worldwide. * Every hour, someone is newly diagnosed with MS and anyone may develop the disease, yet there are some diagnosis patterns including: o Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50 o Two to three times as many women as men have MS o March marks the founding of the MS movement in 1946; MS Awareness Week the highlight of MS Awareness Month is March 10-17th, MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure that it doesn’t by funding more MS research, offering more services for people with MS, providing more professional education programs and advancing more advocacy efforts than any other Ms organization in the world. https://videos.whiteblox.com/gnb/secure/player.aspx?sid=47463