Barbara Jordan - Congress woman, professor, civil rights activist
Joseph Hartzler - Chief prosecutor for the Oklahoma bombing case
Marion Boyd - Ontario Attorney General 1995
Allan Eagleson - Hockey impresario & lawyer
Brian Irvine - Scottish soccer player
Paul Novoselick - Chronicle staff writer and columnist
Judy Grahn - poet
Madeline Rhue - Actress
Melanie Lawson - Anchorwoman, Ch.13 Houston
Dino Ferrari - Ferrari automobile
Richard Queen - Iran hostage
Jimmy Heuga - Olympic Bronze Medalist Skier In 1964
David Humm - NFL quarterback, Oakland Raiders
Emily Mann - director and playwright
Kathryn Lindskoog - author
Ronnie Lane - musician with The Faces (Rod Stewart's old band)
Lola Folana - singer, American of African descent
Jacqueline du Pre - cellist
Stanley Elkin - writer
Stewart Henry - UK disc-jockey
Ivalio Iordanov - Bulgarian International soccer player
Stan Belinda - baseball player
Keith Snyder - composer, performer, and author
Bryan Forbes - actor
Rachelle Breslow - author - Authored "Who Said So? A Woman's Fascinating Journey of Self Discovery and Triumph over Multiple Sclerosis
Judy Graham - author
John Pageler - author
Dr. Joseph J. Panzarella Jr. - Multiple Sclerosis - He is director of Chronic Care.
Adam Sandler's cousin Jana
Adam Sandler talks seriously about MS
Dustin Hoffman's Mother
Gloria Estefan's Father
Daniel J. Travanti's (actor, Hill Street Blues) brother
Tommy Hilfiger's (designer) sister
Wade Boggs' (baseball player) sister
The above names just show that MS can and will strike anyone at anytime! It doesn't matter where you were born, where you live, what job you have or how much money you make or have accumulated. Until the exact cause is found, we can never fully understand MS.
There has been a tremendous amount of research done and laboratory tests performed on animals, but there is still much speculation on what causes MS. Even then, we will always be searching for a cure until one is actually found.