Walk MS: Cape Girardeau 2018

Aleisha Nabors-Ray poses for a portrait at the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pom poms, maracas and other party favors to cheer on participants sit on a table at the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Volunteer and participant t-shirts sit on a table at the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Frieda Oneal poses for a portrait at the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pom poms, maracas and other party favors to cheer on participants sit on a table at the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Participants wait for the start of the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Arabella Kopelin, 6, dances with pom poms before the start of the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Joseph Barnes walks for a friend at the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

From left, Bill Osborne, Velma Osborne, Heather Osborne and Billy Osborne pose for a photo at the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

A sign sits outside of the pavilion at the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Mary Meyer cuts the ribbon to kick off the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Meghan Freeman, development specialist at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Gateway Chapter, leads the start of the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Participants brave the rain at the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Participants brave the rain at the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Brinley Beck, 4, poses for a photo with Laura Ritter, back, and Tara Edwards, right, with Dallas, a 10 month old pup, at the Walk MS: Cape Girardeau event Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)