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The World Health Assembly (WHA), a subsection of the World Health Organization (WHO), has declared September Pain Awareness Month. Up until the 1980s, many people, including those in the medical profession, believed there was no pain associated with MS. Thankfully, research has caught up with patients. Surveys show that as many as two thirds of people with MS experience pain on some level. Yet, only this week when I was explaining my pain to a physio, her first reply was that pain is an unusual symptom of MS!

MS Irelands Annual Raffle will begin at the start of September until the 14th of October, we will be selling raffle tickets to raise some much needed funds to support our Care Centre.

The Care Centre provides short-term specialised respite care for people with MS and services including yoga, art therapy and physiotherapy, while also allowing carers who are often family members, an important break.

Tickets starts from €5 with a top prize of €1000, so make sure to get your tickets today!

Draw will take place on 15th October.

https://www.idonate.ie/raffle/MSIreland2022

Terms and Conditions:

• Over 18's only.
• Closing date for entry is 14th of October.
• Draw date 15th of October
• Employees of MS Ireland, or members of their immediate family are not eligible to enter the raffle.
• The winners will be picked at random from all eligible entries received between the start and closing date on the live prize draw.
• MS Irelands decision is final in all matters relating to the raffle (including the prizes) and no correspondence will be entered into.

It has been hard to actively avoid the doomsday broadcasts about our future. The daily news flashes range from the climate crisis to our impending nuclear incineration, and of course, the sage advice to wear an extra jumper should we get a little chilly when our heating is shut off. It is a particularly worrying time for those who rely on essential home care equipment like hoists, dialysis machines, and powered chairs. These are not optional add-ons at the Mc Donald’s Saver Menu; these are life-saving medical interventions. As the cost-of-living crisis looms and we face into the prospect of a bleak winter, the government must prioritise people with disabilities.

MS Ireland were delighted to address members of the Oireachtas yesterday as part of our Pre-Budget event in Leinster House. We welcomed 20 TDs and Senators to the Pre-Budget Submission Briefing and Panel Discussion.

In August of 2021, MS Ireland, in collaboration with Novartis launched a voluntary national survey to explore the societal cost of MS in Ireland. It was a repeat of one conducted in 2015. This was a cross-sectional, self-reported online survey aiming to evaluate the cost of MS in Ireland in 2022 and to compare the data of this survey to the 2015 data.

I love to read, always have. When I was a child, I would read in bed, in the car, at the breakfast table, in the bath. Some of my fondest childhood memories are quietly flicking the bedside lamp back on after everyone went to bed and staying up half the night with a book.  

Today is World Mental Health Day, a day recognised and celebrated all over the world. With this in mind, I thought I would sit down and tell you about my journey with my mental health. The good, the bad and the ugly.

For a long time mental health was a taboo topic in Ireland and internationally. I think as time has moved on, more people are being open about living with different types of mental health illnesses and we are becoming more understanding of the struggles that some of us go through.

When you receive a life-changing diagnosis such as multiple sclerosis, it can lead to mental health issues. Even if you have never suffered with anxiety before there can be constant worrying about your condition and how you might be.

MS Ireland are delighted to announce that we will be hosting our National Conference on Saturday, November 19th from 10am - 4:30pm.