Feed
Society
launches new blog
“Are you tired of having MS? I am. I’m so tired of
it I want to scream. Or at least
vent,” posted Susan Skoney,
who was diagnosed in 1999, on
the Society’s new blog at blog
. nationalMSsociety.org. “Great
idea with venting!” wrote one of
more than 50 commenters on
Susan’s post. “I think it’s great
to get it out! There isn’t anyone
‘physically’ around me that has
MS, so a lot of times I feel as if
no one understands.”
The Society’s blog is a
place where people with MS
and experts in the disease do
understand. Bloggers bring a
wide range of experiences with
MS—from the very personal
to universal challenges. And
their posts, which appear two
or more times per week, cover
anything from how the latest
research connects to their own
symptoms, to ways to break
down the walls of isolation.
Join the conversation at
blog.nationalMSsociety
.org. (And be sure to share a
comment or two!)
Society blogger Nicole Lemelle
your experiences with someone
else with MS who is the same
age as you?
Find your match through
the Society’s Online Peer
Connections program. At
nationalMSsociety.org/
onlinepeerconnections,
people with MS and their
family members
can search an
online database for
a trained peer-
support volunteer.
Once a match is
made, you can
speak confidentially
and one-on-
one via email
or telephone—
whichever works
best for you and
your peer.
Share your story during
MS Awareness Week 2012
Society program
connects people
affected by MS
Looking for someone to talk to about a particular MS
challenge? Or hoping to share
MS Awareness Week, from March 12–18, is a great opportunity for people affected by MS to connect with others, share their
stories and take action to increase awareness about the disease. Your
voice and the connections you create will make our movement even
more powerful. Call 1-800-344-4867 or visit nationalMSsociety
.org to find out what activities and events are planned in your
community for the week.
