As part of National Carers Week 2013 MS Ireland is delighted to announce the launch of a new online Care Giver Resource. This 60 page online resource looks at various elements of care to someone providing support to a family member or friend living with MS. It aims to provide practical information, signposting to services and support care givers in their important role. Care givers to people with MS are usually spouses, children and/or aging parents. Caring for someone with MS can be difficult because the disease is unpredictable and so care giving needs are continually changing. Each person with MS has a different set of symptoms and disease course. As we know the needs of those with MS vary greatly and can change drastically over time, but often not in a progressive pattern. This can make care giving very complicated, as it may be difficult to know when the person with MS will need care and how much he or she will need. For this reason we hope this resource will be a resource for people if caring becomes and issue for them and their family. Aidan Larkin, Services Development Manager with MS Ireland authored the resource and says of its launch, “We are thrilled to offer this service to care givers of people with MS. They provide invaluable and irreplaceable care and support to their loved ones, often with little recognition and support for themselves or the person they care for. The resource offers reliable information and sign posting for issues that crop up for care givers from time to time. We hope it will be an organic resource and will change and adapt as people use it.” If you or your family are experiencing issues with care giving and you wish to speak to someone, our Regional Community Workers would be happy to assist. Working in every county in Ireland our professional and experienced team complete the Care Givers Resource with local knowledge and information. Contact a Regional Community Worker in your area.