NO ONE SHOULD FACE MS ALONE!
Can you imagine waking up one day unable to do the everyday things you would usually take for granted? Like not being able to see properly (or at all), unable to get out of bed, walk to the phone to call someone – anyone – or live a life without pain?
All of a sudden, your world has changed.
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and often debilitating disease which attacks the central nervous system (the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves). It is the most common neurological disease in young adults and often attacks people at a time in their lives when they are planning families and building a career. Three out of four people living with MS are women.
With your support, we can allow people living with multiple sclerosis access to vital support services, like MS Connect, MS Peer Support and MS Employment Support Programs. We’ll also be helping bring new treatments closer to reality, investing in repairing myelin damage to restore function that has been lost for people with progressive forms of the disease.
On behalf of over 33,300 Aussies living with multiple sclerosis – THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
My Updates
Every little bit counts
Thursday 27th FebThe 19th of May marks 3 years since I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, on the 30th of March myself and some of my closest family and friends will be participating in the Sydney MS walk, run & roll event.
Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease in which your immune system attacks your central nervous system (optic nerve, brain & spinal cord), it can be a debilitating illness for so many people. It is an illness that has changed the lives of more than 33,300 people in Australia alone, an illness that changed my life.
I now know that the pain and loss of sensation on my ribs is because I have a lesion on my spinal cord. The daily fatigue, muscle pain, dizziness and tremors along with many other things are because I have lesions on my brain. This means that the protective coating around my nerves has been damaged causing the electrical message from my brain to the rest of my body to be disrupted.
At this point in time there is no cure for Multiple Sclerosis, but there are fundraisers such as the MS walk run & roll that give people like myself hope for one!
The money donated allows for further research, continued support and resources.
Because of fundraisers like this I am able to receive my bi-annual dose of liquid sunshine, access to a nurse 24/7, MRIs and neurologist appointments, access to multiple allied health services and sooo much more, all for free.
After lots of research, staring at and comparing MRIs, more tests and appointments than I can count, I’d love to say it’s sunk in but I’d be lying. With some lifestyle changes, medication and the BEST support system a gal could ask for, I’ll be okay!! This isn’t something that will just go away and I can respect that.
I am asking that if you are in a position to donate, please do. The money that is so generously donated means more to me than anything literally EVER, every cent is a tiny bit of hope for our future.
- Maddie
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