#MS Awareness - definitely me some days (including today) I coped with work as long as I did by having notes in text files and documentation in Excel to pull up.

Research shows rise in number of people estimated to be living with MS - Research published today has shown more than 130,000 people are living with MS in the UK. This is over 20 per cent more than previously thought. https://www.mssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/news/research-shows-rise-in-number-of-people-living-with-ms #MS

COVID-19 coronavirus and MS - The UK MS Society’s medical advisers, a group that includes some of the leading neurologists in the UK, have agreed on the following joint statement on the COVID-19 coronavirus and MS https://www.mssociety.org.uk/about-ms/treatments-and-therapies/disease-modifying-therapies/covid-19-coronavirus-and-ms #covid19 #MS

I saw this and thought it was quite apt sometimes #MS

A great gift to try and fight MS more effectively - $1M Gift to MS Society of Canada to Support New Tools for Better Therapy Decisions https://multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/news-posts/2019/12/02/td-bank-group-invests-1-million-to-support-ms-research-focusing-on-artificial-intelligence-technology/ #MS

'Nothing can prepare you for a diagnosis of MS' http://shr.gs/UQlePqF #MS

From experience I can tell you that it blows your mind and means that life is never boring.

Yes one is for MS but I am not on it - for now I take a mixture of 3 drugs (one of which is an opioid) for my leg spasms -
BBC News - Cannabis-based medicines: Two drugs approved for NHS https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50351868 #MS

My physio was a bit different today - I got put into this piece of equipment. https://www.litegait.com/products/overview/Adult-LiteGait-Overview For someone who uses a wheelchair or holds something when walking it is scary to stand and exercise while not holding anything. 😨 #MS

SPMS and Diet: What Foods Can Help? - this advocates for an anti-inflammatory diet - #MS - https://multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/health-insights/2019/10/16/spms-and-diet-what-should-eat-and-not-eat/

This sounds promising - Blocking LRP1 May Halt Inflammation, Promote Remyelination, Mouse Study Suggests https://multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/news-posts/2019/10/07/blocking-lrp1-halts-inflammation-promotes-remyelination-mouse-study/ #MS

Interesting and great (if it works and is approved) - Diabetes drug offers hope of new treatment for multiple sclerosis https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/oct/02/diabetes-drug-offers-hope-new-treatment-multiple-sclerosis?CMP=share_btn_tw #MS

Detailed Genetic Map Implicates Broad Immune Cell Involvement in MS, Reports Risk Variant in X Chromosome https://multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/news-posts/2019/09/27/genomic-map-implicates-broad-immune-cell-involvement-in-multiple-sclerosis/ #MS

BBC News - JK Rowling donates £15.3m to Edinburgh MS research centre https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49661840 #MS

Good health news for me - my August MRI result is in - there are no new inter-cranial lesions and there is no sign of PML, so no change from the previous one in March. Proof that my monthly trips to London for my drug treatment is working as I am not getting worse.
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BBC News - Multiple sclerosis: Dad walks daughter down aisle after standing frame study https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-48525928 #MS

Please note I go in one of these in my physio and so arm exercises, I just don't do it every week.

Interesting MS research but I can also see it could be used for other illnesses too- MS breath test breakthrough that could have changed Kevin’s life https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/health/ms-breath-test-breakthrough-that-could-have-changed-kevin-s-life-1-4959240
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Scientists edge closer to root causes of multiple sclerosis https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190606150217.htm #MS

I'in a wheelchair now but I wasn't for years. I know folks with MS who are and others who are not. I think less that 1/3 are. #WorldMSDay #MS

I'm not planning on checking out yet
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A myth about MS for you - I worked for 11 years after my diagnosis, never told my employer for 8 of them, and it wasn't obvious until the last 2 or 3. In my heart I would love to work even now if I could do so from home, in my head I'm not completely sure (self doubt is there now). #WorldMSDay #MS