MS Awareness Week
April 28 - May 4
MS Awareness Week 2025 will run from 28th April.
What is MS?
MS is a condition that affects the body’s central nervous system (CNS). By the latest estimates, over 2.8 million people worldwide have MS.
It’s a disorder that causes your body’s immune system to attack myelin, a coating that insulates some of your nerve fibers. This process is known as demyelination. When myelin is damaged or destroyed, it affects the nerve impulses traveling to and from the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide variety of symptoms in MS.
Once diagnosed, MS stays with you for life, but treatments and specialists can help you to manage the condition and its symptoms.
MS can be tough, and for many people talking about it can be challenging. Whether you’re opening up to a friend after being newly diagnosed, or finding the right words to describe symptoms to an employer. But if people know about your MS and how it affects you, they’ll be in a better place to offer support if and when you need it.
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