Texas MS 150 bike ride for multiple sclerosis fight to raise millions [Video]

HOUSTON – The 2024 Texas MS150 is celebrating its 40th anniversary as thousands of cyclists will raise millions of dollars for the fight against multiple sclerosis. The event continues to be the biggest fundraiser of its kind in the county, as it helps improve and lengthen the lines of those living with MS.

Rita Joubran is among them. The Houston woman is riding her 13th MS150, which is something she would have never imagined right after her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, in 2009, when the immune disease attacked her vision and balance.

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“My husband and I went on the internet, which we shouldn’t have done, and researched what MS was,” remembers Joubran. “We didn’t know much about it, and everything said 10 to 15 years and I’d be in a wheelchair. Really scary!”

She found help and a sense of peace when she learned about the National …