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As a group of girls speeds across the finish line, one girl seems to be having trouble.
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Her legs begin shaking, making her lose her balance.
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A moment later, she falls into her coach's waiting arms.
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The same thing happens every time she races.
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Her name is Kayla Montgomery, and she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age fifteen.
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Once, during a soccer game, she started to feel something wrong in her legs and back and suddenly fell down.
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After months of tests, Kayla learned that she had multiple sclerosis.
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Known as MS, it is a disease that interrupts communication between the brain and other body parts.
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Because MS blocks her nerves from properly sending signals, particularly when she's warm, she cannot sense the pain that other runners feel.
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This makes running dangerous for her because she can't feel her legs by the end of the race, so she could fall and hurt herself.
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In addition, she damages tissues in her body when she keeps running.
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Kayla gets help at every finish line, where her coach catches her and her parents put ice on her legs to bring the sensation back.
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Kayla won the North Carolina state title in March 2014.
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Her next goal is winning the national title.
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She has said she was scared that she might not be able to run much longer.
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Nevertheless, she has decided to focus on what she's able to do now.
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MS may not have a cure, but that isn't going to stop her from running.
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