Young with MS by Gary Williams

Young with MS by Gary Williams

This book is about multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis that I have and how I plan to move forward with my life after my diagnosis.

MS hit me at a very young age and has disabled me and put me in a wheelchair.
My goal is to encourage young men and women with this diagnosis, telling them we can make it.

Believe in yourself, and if you put your mind to it, you can do it whatever it is.

Diagnosis for MS has no cure, but life must go on. MS is not a killer, and when you're so young, you need to find a way to keep going.

Quitting is not an option; we must find a way to move forward with life we can win.
It feels good to see your goals come to life. The only way MS can stop me is if I let it.
I talk about all my goals in this book.

Williams has lived in Ohio his entire life and enjoys hiking. He has been a member of the Buckeye Trail Association, an all-volunteer organization that develops, maintains, and promotes a 1,444-mile hiking trail that circles Ohio, since 1987. He has been on the board of trustees, as well as being a columnist and editor for the Trailblazer newsletter, the head of publicity, a member of the trail-building crew, and a part supervisor for a 50-mile section of the Buckeye Trail. Williams holds a bachelor's degree in library science from Marietta College, as well as a master's degree in library science from Kent State University and 25 years of experience as a librarian. He has self-published four books on early Ohio history: The Forts of Ohio: A Guide to Military Stockades; Spies, Scoundrels, and Rogues of the Ohio Frontier; Historic Tours of Ohio; and Gliding to a Better Place: Portraits From Ohio's Territorial Period. As a freelance writer, he has authored many articles on Ohio's natural heritage and has self-published four books on early Ohio history:

Williams enjoys kayaking and cross-country skiing in addition to hiking. Wintersville, Ohio is where he calls home.