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Restore funding to our service members and vets with MS. "We owe those who serve more than just words; we owe action.”

Folks in the military get MS at higher rates than the rest of the public. The Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP) is the only federal funding for MS research and provides help to this military population — supporting the 70,000 US vets with MS.

The proposed funding in the Congressional Resolution cuts back the MSRP. Call your congressman through the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and tell them to restore funding.

Or join the MS Activist Network and make a difference on a number of MS-related issues. www.nationalmssociety.org/how-you-can-help/get-involved/advo...

The photo is of my great friend and person with MS, Dave Perez, lookin' sharp in 1986.

#multiplesclerosis #MightyTogether #ChronicIllness #autoimmune #newlydiagnosed #Disability #Caregiving

Empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society exists because there are people with MS. Our vision is a world free of MS.
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For me, going on disability for was a two-sided coin: It helped heal my body but the social isolation was a bear!

On the MS Society Momentum blog, I tell how SSDI was a lifesaving option for me, but it began my plunge into depression.

Isolation is a killer. Can anyone out there share similar stories?

www.nationalmssociety.org/news-and-magazine/momentum-magazin...

#loneliness #Isolation #MultipleSclerosis #MightyTogether #ChronicIllness #autoimmune #newlydiagnosed #Disability #Caregiving

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Empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society exists because there are people with MS. Our vision is a world free of MS.
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MS Awareness Week - MS Ends With Us!

The National MS Society is proudly supporting MS Awareness Week. Help spread awareness of MS within your own network. Wear orange this week and share a selfie of you in orange, or post something related to MS. MS Ends With Us!

#MultipleSclerosis #msendswithus #MightyTogether #newlydiagnosed #autoimmune

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The National MS Society's First Ever!

Hola! In our efforts to support all people affected by MS, the National MS Society is excited to host its first Spanish language, New to MS: Diagnostico Reciente! Please feel free to tag or share with anyone who might be interested in the New to MS virtual program in Spanish. And, if you speak a language other than Spanish or English, let us know in the comments.

secure.nationalmssociety.org/site/Calendar

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For ANYTHING MS-related, the Navigators are here to help.

A free service provided to you by the National #MSSociety.

#multiplesclerosis #MightyTogether #ChronicIllness #autoimmune #newlydiagnosed #Disability #Caregiving

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"Few lawmakers in this century have left a more profound and positive impression on the nation than Barbara Jordan” - New York Times

Jordan was a person with MS who was a widely admired congresswoman, lawyer, professor and great civil rights champion. From her beginnings in Houston, she blazed a trail as the first Black woman ever elected to Congress from the South, with a commanding voice that captivated the nation during the televised Watergate investigations. After politics, she taught at the University of Texas for most of her life, 1936-1996.

#MultipleSclerosis #BarbaraJordan #BlackHistoryMonth #MightyTogether #ChronicIllness #autoimmune #newlydiagnosed #Disability

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