These Moving Together with MS sessions are led by volunteers and they talk about how getting physically active has helped them to take control of their own wellbeing. These sessions are a great way to connect with others from across the UK to share hints and tips on ways to get and stay motivated to keep physically or functionally active.
Each month they’ll look at a different activity or interest, sometimes with a short exercise session or video included. This November a volunteer will share how her love of horses helps her to stay active while living with MS. She will be joined by special guest, Petra Humphrey from the RDA (Riding for the Disabled Association).
This session is organised by the national MS charity, the MS Society. You can find out more about them by visiting their website at www.mssociety.org.uk
In MS paroxysmal symptoms describe symptoms that come on very suddenly, lasting only a few seconds or minutes before disappearing just as quickly.
The information below comes from the MS Trust. Click on the hyperlinks (the blue writing) and you will visit their website page on the topic.
Many symptoms of MS can come on in a paroxysmal way including:
trigeminal neuralgia which gives stabbing or burning sensations down the side of your face, usually on one side only
altered sensations in your skin such as itching, numbness, tingling, burning or aching
Lhermitte’s sign which feels like an electric shock down your neck and spine
shooting pains in the arms or legs which can be very brief but still take your breath away
spasms that may cause the sudden tightening of a limb, clawing of a hand, twitching or kicking out of a leg. Spasms may affect your trunk or your face muscles
problems with vision including double vision(diplopia) and Uhthoff’s phenomenon which is the temporary worsening of symptoms caused by an increase in temperature
In this second edition of Asian MS’ webinar series, we will be looking at participating in and designing MS research, with a particular focus on the genetics of MS in people of Asian and African heritage.
Date: Wednesday 9 November
Time: 6pm.
We will meet Ben Jacobs, who is co-leading the ADAMS Study with Dr. Ruth Dobson. The ADAMS study is seeking to understand how genes may influence the development of MS in people from different ethnic heritages. He will be joined by Sadid Hoque, who is part of the study’s steering committee and someone living with MS himself. We will also meet Anneesa Amjad, the MS Society’s Public Involvement Manager, who will be talking about the MS Society Research Network. This will be an opportunity for attendees to learn how they can help to shape and design MS research and research strategy. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the genetics of MS or participating in/designing MS research, this is the webinar for you!
This session is organised by the national MS charity the MS Society. You can find out more about them by visiting their website at www.mssociety.org.uk
Talks with MS are proud to host this webinar in partnership with the MS Society to discuss different aspects of MS in the Black community. This month they will be discussing the topic of Parenting and MS.
Date: Wednesday 2 November
Time: 6.30pm to 7.30pm
They’ll be joined by Talks with MS Founder, Terri-Louise. Terri will be joined by a panel of parents, some with their children, to share what life is like managing MS & parenting & they’ll be sharing what helps them through the more challenging days. You’ll get to hear it from both perspectives and you can hear more about how parents told their children about their diagnosis and ways they navigate it as a family.
This session is organised by the national MS charity, the MS Society. You can find out more about them by visiting their website at www.mssociety.org.uk
Help us enter Give as you Live Online’s £10,000 Giveaway before 31st December 2022
Supporting the MS Centre couldn’t be simpler this winter thanks to Give as you Live Online’s winter giveaway, and here’s how you can take part.
Give as you Live Online are giving you the chance to earn a £10 bonus donation on top of the regular free donations you can raise by using their free shopping tool. When you sign up to support MS Therapy Centre Oxfordshire on Give as you Live Online and complete 3 fund-raising shops by the end of the year, they’ll pay us a bonus £10 donation.
Plus, when you use Give as you Live Online, you’ll raise a free donation with almost every purchase you make at over 6,000 stores, including John Lewis & Partners, Argos, Sainsbury’s, Wilko and Booking.com.
For example, if you were to click through Give as you Live Online to do your monthly grocery shopping at Sainsbury’s, you could raise up to 7.5%* of your spend back as a free donation for us. Based on a click and collect shop of £100 per month, you could raise an extra £35 a year for us, for free! Plus, there’s no limit to how much you can raise.
Getting the free £10 donation
Signing up is easy:
Click the button below to be taken to our charity page on Give as you Live Online, and click ‘Sign up’
Sign up for an account. You’ll only need to provide your name and email address
Complete 3 shops by the end of December. As well as a £10 bonus donation, you’ll earn a donation on each shop.
Terms and conditions *Calculation of £35 a year is based on 1 £100 shop as a new customer using click and collect at 7.5%, and 11 subsequent shops as an existing customer using click and collect at 2.5%. Rates are subject to change at retailer’s discretion.
