This weekend, more than 5,000 cyclists will hit the road for the Texas MS 150 Bike ride, all in an effort to raise awareness and money to help those battling multiple sclerosis. We met two of this year's participants and learn more about their very personal connections to this cause.

Multiple sclerosis, or MS affects a million Americans a year. It can lead to a range of symptoms. It’s a chronic illness that can change lives in an instant, but advancements in medicine are making this a treatable disease.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) can be a devastating diagnosis that affects about a million people in the United States. The good news is there’s been more progress in MS than in any other neurological disease.

It is estimated that multiple sclerosis affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide, according to the National MS Society, and naturally, celebrities are not immune -- ANYONE can develop the disease.

(KSL/NBC NEWS) – It has been hard to find hope and inspiration in the pandemic, but somebody might just stumble across some if the person is lucky enough to find a special letter written by a Utah man living on borrowed time. Brandon Lingwall — who has multiple sclerosis, is in a wheelchair and is on hospice — says he figured he wasn’t the only one who could use a little positivity. “Times right now are just horrible,” Lingwall says. “It’s like everything is just sad and people don’t need that. They soon came up with a plan for Lingwall to pen a letter and the social worker and her friends would hike it up to one of Lingwall’s favorite places — Sunset Peak near Brighton Ski Resort — and leave it for others to find.