MS Multiple Sclerosis – How You Can Help
MS or Multiple Sclerosis is something that affects one in every 1,000 people in America. It is quite serious and the body’s own immune system is the culprit, as it attacks the body’s central nervous system, with often horrible consequences. One thing you can do is to spread awareness, volunteer to help or donate money to groups such as the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Multiple Sclerosis Foundation or the MSAA Multiple Sclerosis Association of America. Every bit helps, money helps too, in order to continue the much needed research to find a solution.
Luckily, there has been some recent notable progress and perhaps within the decade MS, will no longer be a problem, still your assistance is needed. As an online writer, I believe that I can help by spreading awareness and if you are a writer, perhaps you too might learn more so you can help get the word out, so folks understand the serious nature of MS. If you will take a stand, write some articles, talk to friends or help to raise money, maybe MS can be stopped for good. Read the rest of this entry »
Are There Any Advantages With a Multiple Sclerosis Support Group?
The main goal of any multiple sclerosis support group is to enhance the quality of life of MS patients and provide support to their families. Living with a diagnosis of MS can be a terrifying experience that leaves the patient feeling depressed and alone.
Multiple sclerosis support can help the patient come to terms with their illness and teach them life skills that will help them deal with their symptoms safely. In this article, we’ll tell you how these support groups can help you and your family.
Many national support organizations of this disease consist of volunteers and staff that provide information and support to health professionals, employers, institutions and students, in addition to providing support to patients. Besides providing support counseling to their primary clients, an MS support group can educate caregivers, friends and families about the disease. They can also refer patients to additional support services such as self-help groups, recreation and social programs for financial assistance.
Founded in 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is one of the most recognized supporters of MS research in the world. They also offer extensive services to people with MS, provide professional education programs and participate MS advocacy efforts. The Society is dedicated to achieving a world free of MS and work toward this goal with extensive research geared toward finding the cause and a cure for multiple sclerosis. Read the rest of this entry »
Important Things to Know About Being Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis
You just walked out of your neurologist office after receiving the devastating news that you have Multiple Sclerosis. What now?
This is when you need to make some very big decisions and some very important lifestyle changes. Most of us loose control at this stage, but I am going to try and give you choices you are now presented with, and exactly what you should and should not do. There is a couple of ways to make this all the more bearable for you, and could also help you in your life ahead. Note that, I say your life ahead, as this is not the end of your life but the beginning of a new chapter in your life. What you do from now on will determine the rest of your life. You are likely to go through the certain stage emotional feelings and thoughts that most of us go through after our diagnosis.
The first of these stages is denial and it happens to all of us, and certainly after the recovery of your first relapse. You are now over your relapse and you feel fine and you are likely to feel normal again. “I feel fine, the Doctors could be wrong I don’t have Ms”. In about 5% of the entire patients this is certainly true, but a good neurologist will not diagnose you after meeting the criteria for Multiple Sclerosis. In certain patient you do get what is known as Clinical Isolated Syndrome in other words you only have one attack in your entire life and the symptoms disappear for ever. This diagnosis will only be given if you do not meet all the criteria of Multiple Sclerosis and most case you do not present with a second attack. But in 95% of all cases the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis is definite and no matter how you try to deny it you still have Multiple Sclerosis. The first thing you should do is not to dwell on this point to long; because the sooner you accept you have Multiple sclerosis the better it will be for you. Read the rest of this entry »