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Community blogs

Grab a cup of tea and settle down to hear from people who know MS. Our bloggers write on all sorts of topics, from symptoms to dating, or catheters to the latest on the coronavirus vaccines.

From cats to crafts – your top 10 mental health tips

We asked people with MS to share their top tips for good mental wellbeing this Mental Health Awareness Week.

MS, faith and marking Ramadan during the pandemic

This week sees the end of the holy month of Ramadan in 2021. Ayad tells us about his Ramadan, and how his faith helps him with his MS.

Back in the saddle: MS and showjumping

With summer coming and lockdown restrictions being lifted slowly but surely, my brain is now in competition mode.

The Octopus trial is a beacon of hope

I’m 23 and was diagnosed with primary progressive MS just after my 19th birthday.

My journey to speaking out about my MS

Cherelle shares how she came to terms with her MS diagnosis, and how opening-up can break down barriers and lead to understanding.

The MS symptoms I hide

Have you ever tried explaining your MS symptoms to people who don’t have MS? Giving honest accounts of my symptoms can be a bit like advertising a circus of bizarre ailments…

Robin and The Noise Next Door help us laugh in the face of MS

Robin and The Noise Next Door team up with the MS community to laugh in the face of MS this MS Awareness Week.

I feel uncomfortable talking about MS - but I want others to feel less alone

In the spring of 2019 I was working as a teacher and my face kept going numb. Alongside this my speech would slur every so often.

Yazzie Talks MS and working in TV

Yazzie reflects on discrimination: how it's more about actions than words.

Tips from a counsellor on telling people about MS

My name’s Wendy and I volunteer with the MS Society in Belfast as a trainee counsellor. Having counselling myself helped me deal with my MS diagnosis in 2013.

I didn’t have the option to hide my MS

It was different for me as it was so sudden. Within three months of my first symptoms I was in hospital.

6 myths about MS in the south Asian community

Robby from Asian MS discusses the top 6 myths about MS in the south Asian community.

Opening up about MS – my story

No MS story is the same. My story started in 2012.

I’d love to help people by speaking out about MS

I was diagnosed with relapsing MS in November 2020, after symptoms which started in May of the same year.

Why I'm opening up about my MS

Four years after revealing her MS diagnosis on YouTube, Nic talks about her decision to retire from her job as an influencer. And why, more than ever, she wants to speak out about MS.

Being diagnosed with MS in your twenties

I was doing my masters degree when one night after one too many G&Ts I woke up with blurry vision in one eye.

It took me 8 years to open up about my MS

Paralympic swimmer and MS Society Ambassador Stephanie Millward MBE on her diagnosis, the difficult years that followed and how she learned it’s good to talk.

Conversations with my MS

Elisha shares why talking to her MS helps her take back some control.

How I’m feeling as lockdown starts lifting again

Restrictions are starting to lift once again from a lockdown. I’m really excited but I’m also anxious about it.

Supporting each other this National Day of Reflection

Our Support and Wellbeing Facilitator Barbara blogs her thoughts about the people behind the numbers this National Day of Reflection. And why she'll light a candle to show support.