PERRYSBURG, Ohio — An Ohio man living with multiple sclerosis is setting out on a journey across Ireland in hopes of breaking a Guinness World Record while inspiring others living with the disease.
Matt Knaggs of Perrysburg leaves for Ireland this week to attempt the fastest crossing of Ireland on foot by a team of people living with multiple sclerosis. Alongside his teammate, Collin, whom he met through an online MS support group but has never met in person, Knaggs plans to walk roughly 350 miles across the country.
Knaggs said the trip began not as a world record attempt, but as an opportunity to prove to themselves and others what is possible while living with MS…