Name: Arizona Walk & Roll
Start: 2024-10-19T09:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-10-19T12:00:00-07:00
Location: Rio Vista Park

Our hope is that research grants provided by the Foundation will lead to the discovery of improved diagnosis, treatment, and
possibly cure of GBS, CIDP. and variants,” said Misty Hernandez.
GBS is a very rare autoimmune disorder that affects the body’s peripheral nerves located outside the brain and spinal cord. The condition can present suddenly, beginning with numbness or tingling in the extremities, and progress to total paralysis within a matter of hours. GBS affects both genders, all ages, and all ethnic groups. Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP,) is characterized by progressive weakness and sensory loss in the patient’s arms and legs. CIDP usually develops over a course of 6-to-10 weeks and occurs on both sides of the body. CIDP is frequently not self-limiting and, if left untreated, may progress to wheelchair dependence.
According the GBS|CIDP Foundation’s Executive Director Lisa Butler, “Both conditions and it’s variants are extremely rare. GBS affects 2 people each year in every 100,000. The prevalence of CIDP is estimated to be as many as 9 in 100,000 individuals.”
Walk & Roll is the Foundation’s signature community events designed to create awareness of GBS, CIDP and Multifocal Motor Neuropathy (MMN.). Walk & Roll is a free event held in cities all across the US and bring together patients, family members and caregivers. As of 2018, the Foundation announced that all funds raised through the Walk & Roll program will support research initiatives for treatments, diagnostic efficiency and genetic inheritance for GBS, CIDP and its variants.
To demonstrate a commitment to your community through a tax-deductible gift and be able to take advantage of cross- marketing opportunities, become a local sponsor. Form your own team and participate by walking that day. In lieu of a monetary gift, raffle items or in-kind gifts are also welcome. Misty Hernandez, our local Walk Chair, can pick up local donations. For sponsorship opportunities please contact:
Misty Hernandez: [email protected]