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AN OUTREACH community for people with multiple sclerosis will be started after the local nurse specialist won a special funding award. Article by Juliet Porteaux, Guernsey Press, 1 November 2022 The International Organisation of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses invites eligible candidates to apply for 10 Nightingale awards each year, which grants $5,000 for projects related to MS nursing.   This year…

Debbie, our specialist nurse, has been temporarily seconded to a Care home to help with staff shortages as a result of the corona virus outbreak. She is contactable by phone or e-mail, but will only be able to respond intermittently. If you require urgent advice please call your GP or speak to community services on 725241 ext 3313"  If anyone experiences problems because of this please let Linda…

Guernsey has just approved the use of Cladribine (Mavenclad) for people with highly active MS. Cladribine works by killing certain types of cells made by your immune system.  These cells would normally attack viruses and bacteria that enter the body. However, in MS these cells attack the myelin around the nerves in the brain or spinal cord.  Cladribine therefore has the result of reducing the…

Indulge Media celebrated their 10th anniversary of being in business, by building the Guernsey  Multiple Sclerosis Society a brand new website.  Linda, the Chair, and Gill, the secretary, of the society, were invited to Indulge's 10th anniversary party.  We sincerely thank the owners, Patrick Cunningham and Russell Isabelle, for their extreme generosity in choosing the MS Society to build a…

The celebrations for the new website going live are continuing. The MS Society are absolutely delighted with the look of the new website and wish to thank the team at Indulge Media for their generosity. For the full story please follow the link below to the Business Eye CI article: https://www.businesseyeci.com/fresh-new-look-for-ms-society-as-indulge-celebrates-10-years-of-business/