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Today the World Health Organization (WHO) added three disease modifying-therapies (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis (MS) onto its Essential Medicines List for the first time.

Raise much needed funds to enhance the vital services of MS Ireland

MS Ireland is asking people across Ireland to challenge themselves by doing our Dip a Day Challenge of going for a swim everyday in September, whether it be in the sea or at your local swimming pool.  

• Sign up now and get your Dip A Day Challenge Pack here: Click To Create Facebook Fundraiser.

• Or, if you do not wish to set up a Facebook fundraiser, you can set one up here instead: Click To Join Our Enthuse Fundraiser.

• Then, visit our Facebook Group here.

There is a fear of disability ingrained in many of us from a young age. Being disabled or sick is seen as abnormal. Those of us with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) often deny ourselves the joy of participating for fear of being stigmatised. Disability has typically been something to hide as it makes others uncomfortable. Since some MS symptoms are invisible many people choose to conceal their disease as they worry about being treated differently or being isolated. This is further perpetuated by ‘masking’- passing as ‘non-disabled’. Invisible MS is more ‘palatable’ to the ableist world we navigate, which is perhaps why stigma is still so rife.

New survey-based research study on MS and Nutrition.

Last week (Part I) Rosie Farrell wrote about changing how we view and talk about disability to bring change & acceptance as part of someone’s life experience. This acceptance is part of creating personal, societal and systemic change so accessibility & equality become basic standards in Irish society. Read on for Part II: Why are you still blocking our way to equality

My disability is not a tragedy and I am not a burden. I am not to be pitied and most of all I am not an inspiration just because I live with MS.

My MS and disability is just one part of who I am. It is part of my identity, just like gender, sexuality, race or religion may be part of yours. Yet society rarely sees it that way. And for a very long time I did not see it that way either.

Are you 70+ and living at home? Eating less than usual? Want to get stronger?

MS Biomarkers Study at the University of Galway interim progress report

I have been diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis for 10 years now. That’s one MRI per year- plus the clinical trial related ones. Let’s say that I have been in a giant, buzzing magnet over 20 times.

Interim progress report