Winchester Native Almost Completes Walk for Multiple Sclerosis

A little more than two years ago, Steve Homsey suffered an accident that left him immobile.

After a 40-foot fall from an apartment building, it took months of rehabilitation until the Winchester native was able to walk again.

The injuries and the impact on Homsey's life was similar, to a degree, to those that suffer from Multiple Sclerosis. Once he began to recover his functionality, Homsey became to learn more about the disease.

That's when Homsey decided to take advantage of his second chance and walk across the country.

“The fall left me immobile for two months. I was unbelievably frustrated during my recovery because of the lack of ability to do my daily tasks, the walk came out of experiencing this," Homsey told Winchester Patch.

And now, according to the North County Times, Homsey has reached Escondido, California.

Homsey, 27, began his journey on May 10 from Winchester.

According to the Times, he has worn out eight pairs of tennis shoes, and weathered rain, heat and cold and the occasional angry dog along the way. But emails, text messages and comments on his Facebook page from people with MS and others have inspired him during his trek.

"It makes me feel good that every day someone is checking up on me and that you've touched someone to the point where they wake up in the morning and they are thinking, 'I got to make sure he's alright,'" Homsey told the North County News.

To date, Homsey has raised $9,000.

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