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We are looking for contributions to our annual MS Research e-zine. This is a great chance to share your research, start important conversations, and reach a bigger audience.

Significant updates (effective 1 December 2024) have been introduced to the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, making it easier for individuals with disabilities to access funding for essential home modifications. These changes aim to improve accessibility, promote independence, and provide greater financial support.

The old adage says that we should be kind, for everyone we meet is fighting a battle that we know nothing about. A recent encounter with the kindness of a stranger renewed my faith in humanity. 

Closing times over the festive season.

When you are living with a chronic neurological illness, having a good relationship with your medical team is imperative. After all, a neurodegenerative illness is no mean feat, and you deserve doctors that are empathic to your wellbeing when you’re wading through MS’s unpredictable in its treacherous pitfalls. You also deserve a group of doctors concerned and respectful to your other medical needs, like eye doctors, physiotherapists, etc. 

MS Ireland is proud to offer a range of evidence-based programmes designed to empower people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) to better manage their symptoms. These initiatives encourage participants to reflect and enhance their capacity for symptom management in a supportive peer group setting.

Launched at Our Lady’s School, Templeogue Road, Terenure, Dublin, Exploring MS is MS Ireland’s new activity booklet designed to help children understand multiple sclerosis in a fun and accessible way.

MS Ireland concluded the 2024 season of The Unspeakable Bits webinar series with a special November event. Hosted by Trevis Gleason, the webinar featured Ava Battles, CEO of MS Ireland, Elizabeth Kasilingam, CEO of the European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP), and Dr. Timothy Coetzee, CEO of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), who discussed the challenges ahead for the MS community.

Watch the full discussion in the video below.

Blogger Trevis L Gleason has lived without a mobile phone for a dozen years and finds an MS analogy in that choice.

When the Aer Lingus flight attendant closed the airplane door on our Boston to Dublin flight in November 2012, I turned off my mobile phone and never turned it back on. It wasn’t a conscious decision to never be tethered to a device again as we settled in for our transatlantic redeye flight. But it eventually became my choice… and that’s an important distinction for someone living with multiple sclerosis.

Joan Alaboson, a third-year PhD student in the Department of Psychology at Maynooth University, under the supervision of Drs. Rebecca Maguire and Laura Coffey, is conducting a study in collaboration with a panel of individuals living with MS. This research aims to explore your experiences of peer support* in three key areas: