My name is Ian Cook. I am a journalist with progressive MS from the UK who is writing a regular free ezine about progressive MS. Issue six (February-March 2016) is attached. I hope you find it interesting.
Cooking hasn’t cured me, but it’s helped me live with MS
Source The Guardian:
When my Lancashire hotpot beat a professional chef’s, I decided to revive my website about cooking with a chronic illness. Read on.
Lego reveals first ever toy figure in a wheelchair
Source The Independent:
‘This move by Lego is massive in terms of ending cultural marginalisation; it will speak volumes to children, disabled or otherwise, the world over’ Read on.
New MRI Technique Allows Faster Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
Source Scicasts:
Nottingham, UK (Scicasts) — A new way of using MRI scanners to look for evidence of multiple sclerosis in the brain has been successfully tested by researchers at The University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Read on.
Nottingham, UK (Scicasts) — A new way of using MRI scanners to look for evidence of multiple sclerosis in the brain has been successfully tested by researchers at The University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Read on.
Thinking about a holiday……….?
Carl, Jacqui and Max Alban welcome you to I Need A Holiday Too. 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 only ten minutes away from the beaches, several towns and all the other attractions you would expect on a holiday. – See more here!
Nearly 14,000 disabled people have mobility cars taken away
Source BBC:
Nearly 14,000 disabled people who rely on a specialist motoring allowance have had their cars taken away from them following government welfare changes.
Figures seen by the BBC show almost half of those having to be reassessed for this support under the changes lost their Motability vehicle. Read on.
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General public against disability benefit reduction
General public against disability benefit reduction
Interesting interview regarding Stem Cell Transplantation from the MS Society
Interesting interview regarding Stem Cell Transplantation from the MS Society
Source MS Society:
We spoke to Professor Basil Sharrack and Professor John Snowden who are leading on the autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) programme at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, featured on last night’s Panorama episode. Read on
Missed Panorama Can You Stop My Multiple Sclerosis
100,000 people in the UK have multiple sclerosis – an incurable condition that can result in permanent disability. Panorama has exclusive access to patients pioneering a crossover cancer treatment that has enabled some MS sufferers with paralysis to regain their movement.
If you missed last weeks programme you can catch up here.