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Booker To Speak At NBC 30 Women Against MS Luncheon
PLANTSVILLE, Conn. -- A self proclaimed “soccer mom,” Wendy Booker’s life turned upside down then, just as quickly, right side up when she learned in 1998 she had multiple sclerosis (MS), a potentially debilitating autoimmune disease. Booker, then 44 and the married mother of three, was a typical mom balancing the demands of a career in interior design and the needs of her growing family. Her diagnosis, although devastating at first, served only to catapult her from ordinary bystander to passionate enthusiast. A onetime jogger, she began to train relentlessly for marathons, including Chicago, Boston, New York and the Marine Corps Marathon. Unwilling to give into unpredictable and sometimes baffling symptoms, she charted a course to overcome a course that later led her to mountaineering and the Seven Summits, the seven mountains on the seven continents. Mountains include Kilimanjaro, a summit of Africa; Denali, a summit of North America; Elbrus, a summit of Europe; Aconcagua, a summit of
“Not only did I not think about my illness while I was running, but I wanted to reassure my kids and my entire family as well as myself that not only was I going to conquer mountains, figuratively and literally, but also this illness,” says Booker, a native of Rye, N.Y., and currently a resident of Boulder, Col. Booker, now 53, has scaled five of the Seven Summits, enabling her to share mountaintop experiences with others offering a perspective derived from tenacity, grit and a driving desire to overcome obstacles. Booker will share her amazing story and personal account of life lived in the face of MS at the NBC 30 Women Against MS (WAMS) luncheon to be held the Aqua Turf in Plantsville, Conn., Friday, Oct. 17. According to statistics, three times as many women are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
The NBC 30 WAMS Luncheon will be held on Friday, Oct. 17, at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville, Conn., at noon. Funds raised through Connecticut Chapter events, such as WAMS luncheons, ensure ongoing scientific research to find a cure and provide for vital programs offered by the chapter to the more than 6,000 Connecticut residents diagnosed with MS. For more information on attending the WAMS luncheon, please contact Kara Preston at 860-714-2300, ext. 233.
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