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FC Barcelona President shows support for global MS movement

sarah

Posted on May 31st, 2011

Barcelona FC President, Sandro Rosell found time to show his support for the global MS movement on the eve of the European Champion’s League final on 28 May. Rosell met with Peer Baneke, MSIF CEO, in London to mark World MS Day. Players and officials of Barcelona FC have highlighted the plight of people with MS, with star player Lionel Messi stating in the past that he thinks of people with MS when playing on the field. Tweet This Post Share on Facebook

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MS Mountaineer scales Eiffel Tower

sarah

Posted on May 25th, 2011

Lori Schneider became the first person with MS to climb Mount Everest, reaching the summit on World MS Day 2009. Lori was diagnosed with MS in 1999 after the left half of her body became numb. The numbness progressed and she was told that she would be in a wheelchair very soon. With treatment, her symptoms abated and she was able to continue climbing mountains. In July this year, Lori will lead a group of people with MS and others up Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. This year, while attending World MS Day events in Paris, Lori climbed the 1665 stairs of the Eiffel Tower. Go Lori! Tweet This Post Share on Facebook

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62 countries signed up for World MS Day

sarah

Posted on May 24th, 2011

It’s tomorrow! So far activities are confirmed in 62 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Palestinian Authority, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Spain, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea, Turkey, Tunisia, UAE, Uruguay, USA, Yemen. If your country is not mentioned above, please get in touch to tell us about your World MS Day events In Peru neurologists will gather for a conference and a musical activity will take place for all in a park in Lima. In Trakai, Lithuania…

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World MS Day events in Mexico

sarah

Posted on May 24th, 2011

World MS Day events began in Mexico on 7 May and will run until 17 July. Conferences and symposiums are being held in four cities; On the day itself, radio and television programmes are being broadcast in two regions and a job fair for those with disabilities being organised in Jalisco, Guadalajara. From 20-21 May, the Presidents of 17 of EMMEX’s regional societies gathered in Saltillo, Coahuila, at the Society’s spring meeting, the theme of which was Work and MS. CEO, Vincente Ramos; MSIF Evelyn Nicholson Award winner Ana Silvia Barajas; the Saltillo Society President Ana Cristina Cortés, and Dr Héctor Garcia Caballero, formed the panel for a press conference on World MS Day and a campaign for children with MS to be covered…

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Great video from Iceland: Working with MS

sarah

Posted on May 24th, 2011

Check out this excellent short video which MS-félag Íslands – The Iceland MS Society – has made for World MS Day. Watch the video Tweet This Post Share on Facebook

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Tagged: 2011, Iceland, working with MS, World MS Day