Posts tagged “living with MS”

A meeting of Minds – Twinning between Cuba and Spain

Kirsty

Posted on August 9th, 2012

In Cuba this year members of FELEM (Spanish MS Society) and MS Cuba met to celebrate the twinning of their societies. Margarita Ruiz, president of MS Cuba and Josep Maria Perello, treasurer of FELEM met together along with other members of MS Cuba on the 5th May to celebrate the twinning, and to discuss new developments in the treatment of MS. During the meeting which took place in Havana, World MS Day films and a FELEM film “Vivir con Esclerosis Multiple” (Living with MS) was played and there was also live entertainment from Comedian Omar Franco. Tweet This Post Share on Facebook

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Kissing Goodbye to MS – WMSD Australia

Kirsty

Posted on August 9th, 2012

In Australia World MS Day was a resounding success, with hundreds of people taking part in activities across the whole country. MS Australia and MS Research Australia all held events during the month of May and on the day itself. The “Kiss Goodbye to MS” campaign, which is in its third year, encouraged supporters to wear bright red lipstick, wear red clothes, dye their hair red or wear badges and stickers. Events were varied, from meeting the Australian Women’s Basketball team at Parliament house on their way to the Olympics, cupcake stalls, selling merchandise and charity dinners such as that held by the Green Bean society, who got into the theme in a big way with a Kissing booth and helped to raise over…

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Interactive Websites raise WMSD awareness in Belgium

Kirsty

Posted on August 3rd, 2012

Two new websites were launched by the Belgian MS Societies this year, with the aim of increasing awareness of MS amongst children and young adults. The first, which contains information on MS as well as news on activities and events, has been designed as a tool for young people to use themselves. They can upload their photos and videos, and talk to other young people with MS about the issues that affect them. The website, which was launched on the 30th May can be found here www.msjongeren.be . The second website, aimed at children with MS and those with a parent with MS, is specially designed for children aged seven and up, featuring cartoon mascots, and will be informative, entertaining and attractive to give…

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Portugal go all out with WMSD Day 2012

Kirsty

Posted on August 3rd, 2012

The Portuguese MS Society (SPEM) had a busy schedule of events as they promoted world MS Day this year. Activities kicked off on the 12^th May and carried out across 6 cities in the country: Évora, Faro, Leiria, Lisboa, Porto and Setúbal. The first event launched the “1000 faces of MS” campaign, and saw supporters and people with MS meeting together to celebrate World MS Day. These meetings continued to take place throughout May around the country, and resulted in some new friendships and networks created between patients, healthworkers and supporters, as you can see from the photos above.

From the 22^nd to the 25^th May an art exhibition entitled “Fernando (E)sclerose (M)últipla Pessoa”, was held at São Bento Palace, the home of the Portuguese government. The exhibition featured artwork by MS patients of the Occupational Activity Center (OAC) and live painting demonstrations from the artists. Two members of parliament, Elza Pais and Paulo Pisco attended the opening ceremony and welcomed board members from SPEM and the of course the artists. The event was held to raise awareness of the needs of and provision for people with MS within the country.

On the 30^th May SPEM opened its headquarters to members of the local community with a day of celebrations. A poetry recital was given by members of OAC followed by musical entertainment from guitarist Luísa Amaro. Later, Melanie Oliveira da Silva who has MS and was selected as torchbearer for the Olympics gave her testimony, and the day was rounded off with a chorus of “happy birthday” and a slice of World MS Day cake.

Elsewhere in the country, an educational session was given about Pregnancy and MS in partnership with the local Hospital, the Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora. A fundraising event was held in Faro at the Mercado Municipal to raise money to build new treatment facilities in the area and In Leiria a puppet show was given to local elementary school children, entitled “Benjamin: My Mum is Special”, which helped open up discussion amongst the children about MS and its impact.

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World MS Day in Lebanon

Kirsty

Posted on August 3rd, 2012

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Lebanon (NMSSL) celebrated World MS Day with a gathering of doctors, healthcare specialists and people with MS on the 20th May this year. The event was hosted at the Movenpick hotel in Beirut, and featured discussions between patients and practitioners about the treatment of MS. Dr. Bassem Yamout the president of the NMSSL opened the event with a welcoming speech and Mrs Maha Kassouf, head of the NMSSL social committee spoke about the importance of sharing experiences and working together. Members of the NMSSL board were also in attendance and included; Dr Nabil Akkawi, Dr Elie Assaf, Dr Nuhad Abou Zeid and Dr Hassan Abdullah. Tweet This Post Share on Facebook

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