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Providing help and hope
Yves Savoie Spring is a time of reinvigoration and renewal. It is a time when we come
together to take collective steps to end MS and to recognize MS Awareness Month.
Since the 1970's the MS Society has observed MS Awareness Month in May. This
year is a particularly important year to highlight the work that the MS Society
does to provide hope and help to Canadians affected by MS. There is great hope
around potential new pathways for MS research and discovery, including a potential
link between multiple sclerosis and chronic
cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI).
These new discoveries and the hope that they have inspired have been incredibly
exciting, and they remind me every day of the critical role the MS Society
plays in funding the best science, which is the surest way of accelerating
the discovery of new MS therapies. The MS Society plays an equally critical
role in providing timely, relevant and accurate information to help people
make their own decisions about living with MS.
We are seeing increased demand for research dollars and our research programs
continue to grow. I am thrilled that we are investing millions to attract the
next generation of MS research through the endMS Research and Training Network
and to accelerate the pace of discovery. And, we continue to work diligently
to ensure that every person with MS can live a life of quality as full participants
in their community.
The funds raised by over 60,000 participants in 160 MS Walks across Canada
help us to provide help and hope to the tens of thousands of Canadians affected
by MS: help through the client services we deliver to people in communities
who live with MS and their loved ones, such as information and referral, support
groups, and financial assistance for equipment; and hope through our commitment
to find new treatments and, ultimately, a cure.
This spring, I encourage you to join the movement to end MS by participating
in fundraising events in your communities, by supporting MS research, and by
recognizing MS Awareness Month in May. Each step we take can have a profound
impact on the lives of Canadians affected by multiple sclerosis. Together,
we can end MS.
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