MS Society Northern Ireland Blog

MS Society Northern Ireland's dedicated blog.

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Kathy's story: Running for mum

Posted on 16 Apr 2013 at 9:53AM by Brenda Maguire

Kathy Smith from Co. Down is taking part in the Belfast City Marathon on 6 May to support the MS Society. Here she explains why her mum is her biggest inspiration.

It’s almost four weeks to the main event: the Belfast City Marathon! Come 6 May I will line up with thousands of others to run the marathon course. To say I’m nervous is an understatement!

Help raise awareness of MS Week with your local MLA

Posted on 04 Apr 2013 at 9:18AM by Brenda Maguire

In MS Week 2013 (29 April - 5 May) we will focus on the results from an unprecedented piece of research we undertook at the end of 2012.

People with MS in Northern Ireland helped us answer some important questions including:

Yoga and MS

Posted on 28 Mar 2013 at 10:30AM by Brenda Maguire

My name is Derek McCambley, and I was diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS in 2005.

I’d never really given yoga much thought before – to me it was done largely by earnest ladies of a certain age who wore green leotards and who liked to contort themselves. Boy, how wrong I was.

Walking on hot coals to help beat MS

Posted on 22 Oct 2012 at 12:59PM by Eleanor Brown

Pamela Agnew is taking part in the MS Society Firewalk on 26 October 2012 at the MS Resource Centre, Belfast. She tells us why she's risking burnt feet to raise money to beat MS.

I'm taking part in an MS Society Firewalk on Friday. Everyone is asking why. Even I am asking myself why.

Peter's Berlin Marathon: training with an injury

Posted on 03 Sep 2012 at 2:37PM by mark hatte

UTV journalist Peter Cardwell is taking part in the Berlin Marathon in September, to raise funds for the MS Society NI. Peter is also organising a

Work Capability Assessment: Ali’s story

Posted on 23 Aug 2012 at 10:04AM by mark hatte

I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in September 1999, and continued to work up until April 2011.

I then had to visit the local social security office where I was interviewed on how my condition was affecting me both mentally and physically, and how I see it may affect me in the future.

ESA anxiety

I received a letter at the end of 2011 requesting me to appear at a medical in order to see if I was fit for work.

Work Capability Assessments - are they fit for work?

Posted on 16 Aug 2012 at 11:05AM by mark hatte

Are you worried about going through a Work Capability Assessment? Have you gone through the process and think it needs to be improved?

Here is your opportunity to share your views.

Make your voice heard on GP out-of-hours services

Posted on 14 Aug 2012 at 4:55PM by mark hatte

What's happening?

The Health and Social Care Board is consulting the public on a new Strategic Framework for GP Out-of-Hours services. They are proposing new changes which aim to:

It's the final countdown

Posted on 31 Jul 2012 at 4:42PM by mark hatte

UTV journalist Peter Cardwell is taking part in the Berlin Marathon

in September this year, to raise funds for the MS Society NI.

Run, Peter, run!

Posted on 19 Jul 2012 at 12:03PM by Stewart Cumiskey

UTV journalist Peter Cardwell is taking part in the Berlin Marathon in September this year, to raise funds for the MS Society NI.

Peter will be providing regular training blogs to update us on his progress. Here, he shares how the training is progressing: