In 2009, University of Washington business student William Khazaal was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), a neurological disorder where the immune system attacks the central nervous system.
Khazaal has two young children and soon after his diagnosis realized how difficult it was to talk to his now five-year-old about the disease, so he and a few other students created MS Children’s Book – an illustrated children’s book which explains MS to kids in a way that they understand. 100 percent of the profits from the book’s sales will be donated to the fight against MS, of which there is currently no cure. The goal is to sell 10,000 copies of the book and raise $100,000 to find a cure.
World MS Day is May 25th and more than 50 local businesses have signed up to donate a portion of their sales to the cause. Both Joule (1913 N. 45th St) and the newly-opened Uptown Espresso (2300 N. 45th St) have signed on to participate. A list of all the restaurants can be found here.
