World MS Day 2017 Is All About #LifewithMS

Wednesday, May 31, is World MS Day this year. Events are planned — or have already happened — worldwide, and people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) are encouraged to share their life tips (the little things we’ve learned that help us get on with living with our disease) in videos and texts. When sharing your tips on social media, be sure to use the hashtag #LifewithMS. Here in Ireland, we’ve seen a lovely uptick in the national media taking note of the day by featuring people living with MS. Today my friend Aoife was featured in an article in the Irish Examiner, and I was given space in yesterday’s Irish Independent to write a piece titled “My Life With MS.” International Awareness Needed for MS When World MS Day was started by the MS International Federation (MSIF) back in 2009, I must admit I didn’t pay much attention to the idea. I lived in Seattle, we had our own MS Awareness Month in America, and the day fell right around some major fundraising events. I was sort of insulated. Now that we live our lives on a bit more global scale (both by location and via the internet), I have grown to understand the importance of an international effort for awareness and understanding about the disease and the people living each day with MS. What Does ‘Living With MS’ Mean for You? When I read that the theme for this year’s event was “Life with MS,” you can only imagine that I was behind that 100 percent. Those of you who have read our L...
Source: Life with MS - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: multiple sclerosis awareness MS Around the Globe MS in the news trevis gleason world MS day Source Type: blogs