Martin Baum was a writer and regular contributor to the MS Society. Following several MS relapses in the 2010s, Martin continued to write about his experiences, producing MS-related blogs and articles until his passing in 2024.
Martin was previously a writer of comedy and satire for stage, radio, and satirical clubs. He was also contracted to write a musical for the West End and Broadway, inspired by his best-selling book To Be Or Not To Be, Innit: A Yoof-Speak Guide to Shakespeare.
“Live life not MS” has long been my mantra. It predated coronavirus before I morphed the chant into “Live life not COVID”. That, as much as anything, helped to sustain me during those long months of self-confinement.
What does Father’s Day mean to me? Once upon a time it was quite a sanguine affair which has long-since evolved and bonded a relationship between myself and my son.
