Community blogs

There’s no vaccine available yet for the new coronavirus (COVID-19). But there have been very promising results for 3 vaccines. Our MS Helpline nurses Jennifer and Razia explain a little more about what we know already.

2020 has been a challenging year and for many in our community it’s been particularly difficult. Nick reflects on COVID-19 and the changes we have to make so we can keep being here for our MS community.

Hello, my name is Nina Campbell. I’m 57, live in the Highlands of Scotland and have been married for 29 years to my husband Laurence. We have 3 beautiful and successful daughters and a gorgeous 1-year-old grandson.

The most important relationships in my life are ones with my family, friends, and my boyfriend.

Before I was diagnosed with MS, I knew nothing about it. I felt so ignorant, I knew no one who had it.

Depending on which side of the superstition divide you stand, there is a rule of thought that says either good or bad things come in threes.

Online dating is always something of an adventure. For every person who met their life partner on an app, you will hear ten horror stories of unsuitable, awkward or downright odd experiences.

For me, Black History Month is representation, recognition and celebration, it means “I deserve to be here”. It gives a voice to people who are rarely represented whilst also allowing us all to explore our shared history.

It's Black History Month and I find myself sitting here reflecting on my own personal journey as a person of colour with MS.

My parents are Jamaican and I am Black British. I did not know anyone with MS at the time of my MS diagnosis and my knowledge of MS within the Black community was non-existent.

At the age of 60 I wasted what feels like a lifetime inside a bubble of my own making. I burst it only a couple of years ago when I worked it out that it really was better to live life and not MS.

As someone who has always struggled with anxiety, MS only focussed this further.

As part of my job at the MS Society, I work with the Experts by Experience network, an online group who share their first-hand experiences of MS. They work with me and other colleagues across the UK to shape and design the services our community needs.

My name is Holly Ridgeon. I’m 24 and got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 22. Here’s my story.

The UK is a country abundant with different cultures - this difference should be celebrated and allowed to have a platform.

Touch keeps us in touch with others. As we move out of lockdown, let us not forget that even when touch is possible, it is not always desirable.

I’m gonna share a secret with you all. I kind of enjoyed lockdown, in a weird way.

My MS symptoms started at a very young age. I was only 3 years and 10 months old when I started showing signs of MS by going blind. First in my left eye, and then in my right.

I’d been plagued by UTIs (urinary tract infections) for a long time. After a few years just about coping with regular antibiotics and tablets for bladder urgency, something more drastic had to happen.

Thinking of others does make a difference, not least because it distracts us from our own troubles. Try it - it works.