Wanderlust and MS: A Guide to Accessible Travel
Guest post written by Tarita Davenock It was a month before my 30th birthday. I woke up with extreme vertigo and loss of…
Devoting your heart and soul to the fight against MS
As Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the MS Society of Canada, Quebec Division, Lynda Archambault is a determined and dynamic leader who enlists many…
Canoe Tripping with David Dunn
Dave has explored parts of our country that few Canadians ever see. He has canoed past sand dunes along the southern shore of…
My Toughest Season Yet
Guest blog post written by Myles Creran, MS Walk ambassador Life threw me my first curveball at 12 years old when I went…
Moving a Country to Change: The Story Behind M-192
We would all move mountains for the one’s we love. Fort McMurray-Cold Lake Member of Parliament, David Yurdiga, wanted his wife’s story heard…
What I want the world to know about my MS is…
MS Awareness Month is coming to a close with World MS Day – a day for global solidarity in the fight against MS.…
Private Members’ Motion M-192 Taking Action: Improving the Lives of Canadians Living with Episodic Disabilities
“This is a historical moment that we’re fortunate to be a part of,” Benjamin Davis, senior vice-president, Mission, MS Society of Canada. Life…
Faces Behind the Science: Asanga Weliwitigoda
Name: Asanga Weliwitigoda Affiliation: Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Stage of research: Postdoctoral fellowship Focus on: Mechanisms of disease How I’m involved…
Multiple sclerosis: an intruder in my family
Multiple sclerosis sits at my family dinner table as an unwelcome guest each day as there are three generations of the disease in…
What is MS?
Canada has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the world, with an estimated 77,000 Canadians living with the disease. While it is most often diagnosed in young adults aged 20 to 49, younger children and older adults are also diagnosed with the disease.