We have had the following cartridges donated to the Centre:- Canon C521 cartridges in black, cyan, magenta and yellow and one C520 in black. Suitable for Canon printers Pixma MP630/980/620. They have not been opened. £1 each, donation to the centre. (They cost variously £5 to £10, depending on where you can source them.)
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Are you free on Sunday 12th June?
We are still looking for 2 people to collect at Millets Farm on Sunday 12th June from 12.30 for 1.5hrs. If you or anyone you know might be able to help please let Sue know asap. Thanks
May’s 100 Club draw winners
1st prize: Angie Duncan 2nd prize: Beryl Slater 3rd prize: Richard Twine Our lotto has fantastic odds, and once set up it requires no time or effort on your part. Therapy Centre members can buy one or more numbers which are entered into twelve monthly draws. There are no running costs, so a guaranteed 50% of all… Read more »
Please sponsor Sue & family!
Sue and her family are doing a 5k Color Obstacle Rush in Milton Keynes on 4th June, to raise money to purchase some walking bars for the physiotherapy room. Thank you to those who have sponsored them, if you haven’t you still have time, please go to page: http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/RushDorans or there is a paper sponsorship form in the Centre.
Fashionable Clothing for Wheelchair Users
Hannah Dunk, daughter of one of our BMSTC members, was inspired by her Mum to set up her own business making fashionable clothing for wheelchair users. “My mother Helen has always been a very glamorous lady. Being diagnosed with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis 14 years ago my mum is now wheelchair bound. I have found it almost impossible… Read more »
Relapses prevented in MS Mouse Model
Researchers at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, recently showed that peripheral blood cells loaded with a drug that resembles the myelin protein are able to inhibit harmful immune responses and prevent relapses in a mouse model of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). The findings were described in the study “Autoantigen-specific immunosuppression with tolerogenic peripheral blood cells… Read more »
Thinking of Booking a Holiday in France?
A unique concept in holidays for disabled people wanting to travel to France. Based on the pink granite coast of Brittany, on the banks of the River Jaudy in a small and very beautiful town called La Roche Derrien, we offer the comfort of modern living in a rural traditional setting, yet we are… Read more »
“Suffer from constipation? Local study is still looking for participants
AMBER is a clinical trial looking at the effects of abdominal massage on neurogenic bowel disorder. Recruitment is taking place at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for the next 8 weeks. Interested MS patients with constipation are encouraged to get in touch with the AMBER trial office atAMBER@gcu.ac.uk or 0141 331 3516 for further… Read more »
Be in a study
Source MS Society: You are vital in progressing understanding of the cause of MS, developing a cure and providing support and treatments for people living with MS. Involvement in research can range from completing a questionnaire to being in a clinical trial for a new treatment. Read on.
Yoga may help to reduce MS symptoms, says study
Source Economic Times: GENEVA: Yoga and aquatic exercise may reduce certain symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) such as fatigue, depression and paresthesia, a new study suggests. Read on.
