What Does Multiple Sclerosis Mean To You?

least a dozen therapies every action is a way of

moving through the moving us closer to a
pipeline that hold prom- world without multiple
ise of new and improved sclerosis.
treatments for the • From the Society’s
disease. national site you will
Find out how you can find ways to build the
join Phil Keoghan and MS Movement. You can
be a part of the amazing even find out how you
race to end multiple can share your own
sclerosis during MS video story, download
Awareness Week and Web banners, sign up to
beyond. Find out what participate in or volun-
Phil Keoghan continues to propel the MS MS means to the teer for Walk MS or
Movement forward. Download his docu- hundreds of thousands Bike MS or some other
mentary “The Ride,” about his bike ride of people living with its special chapter event.
across America that raised awareness and daily challenges. Visit To continue to move us
funds to end MS, on www.nationalMSsociety closer to a world free of
www.noopportunitywasted.com. .org. MS, we must leave no
(NAPSI)—Phil
Keoghan, host of “The
Amazing Race” reality
the ages of 20 and 50,
with at least two to three
times more women than
• Whether you volun-
teer, bike, walk, advo-
cate, educate, support-
opportunity wasted in
this MS research revolu-
tion.
Full Snow Moon
show, knows there is men having the disease. February 18th, 3:36am
nothing more amazing In the U.S. alone, some- (Farmer’s Almanac) -
than watching someone one is newly diagnosed full moon the Full Snow
The Full Moon will be Moon.
respond to a challenge each hour. at 3:36am, on February
with grace and power. Advances in research Some tribes also
18th. For centuries, full referred to it as the Full
Multiple sclerosis (MS) are moving closer to moons have been given
is a life-altering disease stopping the disease, Hunger Moon or Little
specific names by Famine Moon, since
that affects each person restoring function and various cultures and
in a unique and different ending MS forever, and harsh weather condi-
civilizations from tions in their areas made
way. So if you’re like we’ve seen MS move around the world.
Phil and know someone from an untreatable hunting very difficult.
These special moon Forced to gnaw on
living with MS, you too disease in 1993 to a names helped people
know someone truly treatable one today for bones and sip bone
keep track of the marrow soup for suste-
amazing. the vast majority of seasons and were often
Multiple sclerosis is an people now diagnosed, nance, the Cherokee
inspired by nature and named it the Full Bony
unpredictable, often thanks to the growing agriculture.
disabling disease of the public support spurring Moon.
Since the heaviest Around the globe, the
central nervous system exciting research break- snow usually falls
that interrupts the flow throughs. Celts called February’s
Dale Young/The PRESS during the month of moon the Moon of Ice,
of information within In fact, the first oral February, Native
the brain and between therapies that treat MS while the more optimis-
Pen Argyl’s Samm Firestone and Bangor’s American tribes of the tic Chinese named it the
the brain and body. and manage MS symp- Morgan McCollian battle for a rebound. north and east most
Symptoms range from toms are now available. Budding Moon in
Bangor Lady Slaters won, with a final score often called this month’s anticipation of spring.
reduced or lost mobility Moreover, there are at of 46 to 36.
to numbness and
tingling to blindness and
paralysis.
The progress, severity
and specific symptoms
of MS in any one person
cannot yet be predicted.
Most people with MS
are diagnosed between