Big crowds, one cause: MS Walk at Gateway in Salt Lake City

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Leslie Swartwod, who has MS, did the walk in her wheelchair. Here she holds her grandson, Cohen, while surrounded by friends and family from Bountiful. Thousands of people took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013.

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Thousands of people took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Runners and spectators moved toward the starting line past stands of tulips in the Gateway to take part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Thousands of people start the Salt Lake City MS Walk on Rio Grande in the Gateway, Saturday, April 27, 2013.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Thousands of people blur past a "GO!" sign as they took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Thousands of people took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013, many of them carrying babies and dogs.

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Walkers from "Team Newt" wave as they begin the MS Walk with thousands of others Saturday, April 27, 2013.

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Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Leslie Swartwod, who has MS, did the walk in her wheelchair. Here she holds her grandson, Cohen, while surrounded by friends and family from Bountiful. Thousands of people took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Thousands of people took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Runners and spectators moved toward the starting line past stands of tulips in the Gateway to take part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Thousands of people took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Thousands of people took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Runners and spectators moved toward the starting line past stands of tulips in the Gateway to take part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Thousands of people start the Salt Lake City MS Walk on Rio Grande in the Gateway, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Thousands of people took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Thousands of people took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Thousands of people blur past a "GO!" sign as they took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Thousands of people took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Thousands of people took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Thousands of people took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Thousands of people took part in the Salt Lake City MS Walk, Saturday, April 27, 2013, many of them carrying babies and dogs. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Walkers from "Team Newt" wave as they begin the MS Walk with thousands of others Saturday, April 27, 2013.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· April 28, 2013 6:41 pm

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Multiple Sclerosis patients and their supporters on Saturday participated in the annual MS Walk in The Gateway in Salt Lake City.