It’s that time of year again. On July 11th we are riding in the National MS Society “Follow The Foothills” Bike ride to raise fund for MS. Our daughter Catherine was diagnosed 6 years ago and is doing well. She gives herself an injection of Rebif – an interferon drug every other day. These drugs help reduce the symptoms by about 30% for about a third of the people who take them. There are very exciting new drugs in clinical trial that promise to be much more effective. Since as early as Lisa can remember there has always been the promise of hope just around the corner, but now it really can happen!!!!!!!!! These drugs are expensive - Catherine is moving from Oregon and a special ed teaching position with insurance to looking for a job in Rhode Island. Her husband’s insurance has a cap on medication coverage per year which only covers one month of her medication!!!!!!!!!!!
 
The MS Society is working to support research for treatments and a cure. It also advocates for changes in health insurance and services for people with MS.

You can help by sending a check payable to the National MS Society c/o Klaus and Lisa Meissner, 206 Coreys Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12986. You can also make a donation at this link  http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?pg=team&fr_id=11032&team_id=142545

If you would like to ride with us or know someone who would please let us know.

Thank you for all your support!

Lisa and Klaus Meissner
 

PS “Rustic Rider” music news:  Lisa is featured giving a testimony on Folk Alley – www.folkalley.com – a great internet folk radio station, check it out!. The Rustic Riders have also been getting some nice air play on radio stations across the US and Canada. If you have a station or show you think we ought to send our music, let us know. We have also been spreading our wings a little and had fun this spring playing in Saratoga Springs, Vermont and New Hampshire. Our next gig is in Norwood, NY at the Sounds of Summer concert on the Village Green. See you soon!

the Rustic Riders

Hearing Hearts now on itunes and CD Baby

Contact: Lisa Meissner

email: meissnertl@adelphia.net

web: www.rusticriders.com  or

www.myspace.com/rusticriders

Phone: 518-359-2623

Fax: 518-3598255

Address: 206 Coreys Road

Tupper Lake, NY 12986