Living With – Not Suffering From – Multiple Sclerosis
In the lead up to World MS Day 2017, MS & Me blogger, Trevis L Gleason gets behind this year’s theme Life with MS
News
Dear Me…I’ve just heard the news
Here at the MS Ireland office we’ve been busy reading your letters to my newly diagnosed self. The letters have proved again and again just how unique everyone’s story is and also shone a light on what it means to have MS. You have made a condition shrouded in mystery all the more understandable and visible. So, a big thank you from all of us for your letters so far.
Pregnancy Contraindication Removed From Copaxone
Pregnancy contraindication removed from Copaxone 40mg/ml 3-times weekly, the first drug in this category to be cleared; Positive report agreed at European level, approval granted by Irish regulator Approximately 9,000 people in Ireland have multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease of the nervous system that disproportionately affects women of childbearing age
Exercise and MS
This week Declan Groeger is not a ‘Muscle Mary‘ but believes exercise has helped him maintain a positive attitude and helped to preserve his mental health.
University of Leicester Research Request
The Effect of Gender Identity on Help-Seeking and Social Support in Male Carers of People with MS
Contact Your TD
Event in Leinster House on World MS Day – we need your help contacting TDs!
The Hurry-Up Life!
This week Aoife Kirwan articulates her many MS related fears and why she thinks MS is a bit like Ramsey Bolton!