This week I'm making a donation to "Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada" because a very close friend of mine, who's younger sister is living with MS. Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged due to the body's own immune system attacking the myelin. When the myelin is lost, the axons can no longer effectively conduct signals, affects the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to communicate with each other effectively.
A person with MS can suffer almost any neurological symptom or sign, including changes in sensation such as loss of sensitivity or tingling, pricking or numbness (hypoesthesia and paresthesia), muscle weakness, clonus, muscle spasms, or difficulty in moving; difficulties with coordination and balance (ataxia); problems in speech (dysarthria) or swallowing (dysphagia), visual problems (nystagmus, optic neuritis including phosphenes, or diplopia), fatigue, acute or chronic pain, and bladder and bowel difficulties. Cognitive impairment of varying degrees and emotional symptoms of depression or unstable mood are also common.
Suffice it to say, living with multiple sclerosis is incredibly difficult. The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada promotes MS research and provides education and services to people with MS and their families and caregivers. Their mission is to seek a cure for MS and to enable people affected by this disease to enhance their quality of life.
A person with MS can suffer almost any neurological symptom or sign, including changes in sensation such as loss of sensitivity or tingling, pricking or numbness (hypoesthesia and paresthesia), muscle weakness, clonus, muscle spasms, or difficulty in moving; difficulties with coordination and balance (ataxia); problems in speech (dysarthria) or swallowing (dysphagia), visual problems (nystagmus, optic neuritis including phosphenes, or diplopia), fatigue, acute or chronic pain, and bladder and bowel difficulties. Cognitive impairment of varying degrees and emotional symptoms of depression or unstable mood are also common.
Suffice it to say, living with multiple sclerosis is incredibly difficult. The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada promotes MS research and provides education and services to people with MS and their families and caregivers. Their mission is to seek a cure for MS and to enable people affected by this disease to enhance their quality of life.
I challenge anyone to do more.
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