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'In Aoife's introductory blog for MS Ireland, she shares her MS story and how her life has changed in little ways'

The important role of yoga in living well with MS

I live in New York now, all four years of my time here residing in Manhattan's east village. My average day is very simple really. I like to be at my desk by 9am. It's a 25 minute cycle to my studio in Brooklyn. I check my emails with a cup of tea first thing and then I start to draw in my sketchbooks. I draw until it's time to cycle home for my dinner.

I have been working with fair trade for the last ten years, before i began writing books. I began as a volunteer with a Fair Trade company called People Tree and I was very inspired by the work that they do.

I was designing toys and t-shirts and other things with them. Later after the publication of my books it seemed obvious to do some fair trade projects with the characters from them. Since the launch of  A BIT LOST I spent more than 10 months living in Nepal and India to work together with Fair Trade projects and create toys made by women's shelters.

I had an amazing time traveling and living there and actually wrote Oh No George, my second book there during that time too.

Well what can we say about our competitions this year? We are just overwhelmed by the enthusiasm each of you have shown and cannot believe the creativitiy that so clearly exists in kids and teens right across Ireland. We think our little country has a very bright future!

Here at MS READaTHON HQ we love a good story and what better time of year to tell you a truly heartwarming story than at Christmas?

Here we are again folks. The dark evenings are lit up with the brilliant shiny lights hung across our streets, houses, trees and anything else that needs a bit of a lift. With all that’s going on, how’s your inner light? Maybe this year has been tough and you’re worried about what the Christmas time will bring? Life with MS is different for all of us, whether we have the condition, our loved one is living with it, or it is our friend who has it. Whatever way you’ve come to know about MS, one piece of information we all share- living with it can bring unwelcome surprises to our lives at any time of the year but especially times like this.  

A well deserved treat for Carers

Cork voluntary branch celebrate Christmas with members, family and friends

Save the Date: 8th/9th May 2014