Putting your own oxygen mask on first: Reflecting on caregiving
Take a look around you and you’ll find that we all know someone who is a caregiver. The number is just under 8…
For the Love of MS
Guest post by: Devin Meireles It was the winter of 2012 when my girlfriend and I got ready for a new horizon upon…
Black History Month: Elevating Voices Within the MS Community
In celebration and recognition of Black History Month, we will be featuring stories from the Black MS community throughout the month of February.…
Treating MS as a piece of luggage
Guest post by: Kelly-Ann Jones When I went to the doctor over a decade ago with a sore back, he automatically sent me…
Submissions: An Important Advocacy Tool
What are submissions for? Who asks for them and why? As part of our advocacy work at the MS Society of Canada, we make submissions…
Highlights from ECTRIMS 2021 Digital Congress
On October 13-15, the 37th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) organized a fully digital experience…
Protected: MS Read-a-Thon Book List: Stories of Disability and Inclusion
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2021 Year in Review: The MS Society of Canada is Accelerating Progress in MS Research
Through the generous support of the MS community, event participants, and donors, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada has invested over $204 million…
Doing my part to help achieve a world free from MS
Guest post by: John Duffy My sister, Joanne, was never much of an athlete. She was a bit clumsy. Our parents had a chalet in Craigleith and…
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.