A Massachusetts Mayor Receives A Special Accolade
This past weekend, The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Gala was held at The Pittsfield Country Club and an area Mayor was honored as she has been navigating a debilitating disease for her entire life.
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North Adams Mayor Jennifer Macksey just discovered she had been suffering from Multiple Sclerosis as she discovered the shocking and painful news over a decade ago. Statistics show she is not alone as nearly one million Americans and with 2.8 million people around the world are in a similar situation each and every day.
Her Honor has been seeing this in a pragmatic way as she commented on her constant health-related battle:
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