Posts By: Karen Jones
Understanding Fatigue, MS Society Webinar – 20 March
This online session about fatigue will cover themes including: They will also be joined by Living Well volunteers who are living with MS and will share their experiences managing fatigue. The session will include a short talk from expert speaker Sarah Thomas from Bournemouth University Clinical Research Unit followed by a chance to ask questions,… Read more »
Free Six Week Hope Programme for MS
Do you want to enhance your resilience through these difficult times, rediscover strengths and increase your ability to cope? Hope For The Community CIC are running a group self-management programme for people living with MS to improve their wellbeing. The programme was co-created with people living with MS, healthcare professionals and researchers at Coventry University to make sure it… Read more »
Hot water bottles and wheat bags
With immediate effect hot water bottles and wheat bags are now on the prohibited items list at the Centre. This is due to a recent incident. Prohibiting them means the risk of accidents is eliminated completely. We are sorry for any distress this may cause. You are welcome to bring in blankets, dressing gowns etc… Read more »
Physiotherapist Tricia
It is with much sadness that we will be saying goodbye to Tricia our physiotherapist at the end of March. Unfortunately she just hasn’t been getting enough folk in for appointments and it’s not worth her while coming anymore. On a personal and professional note she will really be missed by all.
Bev and Steve are volunteer oxygen operators at the centre
Steve, Chris (our son) and I are doing a 70 ish mile walk, from our home in Letcombe Regis to Bristol, starting next Thursday 2nd for 3-4 days to raise money for the centre. Here is our Just Giving information if you would like to donate. www.justgiving.com/page/bev-aldridge-1677335282847
A Chat with UK MS Register and MS Tissue Bank, MS Society Webinar – 15 March
This Asian MS Series webinar will be joined by Rod Middleton from the University of Swansea, who will be talking about the UK MS Register and Professor Richard Reynolds from Imperial College London, who will be talking about the Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Tissue Bank. Both these initiatives receive funding from the MS Society and… Read more »
What Next? Newly Diagnosed MS Society Information Webinar – 7 March
Who is this event for? The programme In the webinar and the following week’s conversational group, they’ll help you to start making sense of your diagnosis. They will provide you with the information and signposting to further support and guidance that you may need. The MS society hope through these sessions that they will empower… Read more »
MS Newsletter Spring 2023
Raffle prizes for quiz night 17 March 2023
£5 a strip (or £1 a ticket) Prizes include: plus lots, lots more…
