Support people with MS

Everytime someone finishes their call in a better place than when they rang, it reminds me of when I called the MS Society and how they helped me.

Although he was nervous at first, Peter's found that being an MS Helpline volunteer is a very rewarding experience.

Stuart was diagnosed with MS 30 years ago. As our MS Helpline celebrates its 30th birthday, he looks back over his MS journey, and how he came to be a helpline volunteer.

Whether you have MS yourself, or are a friend or family member – our MS Helpline is here for you. 4 people tell us what it’s meant to them.

Louise lives with MS and is a Befriending Volunteer on our Pontio project in Wales. She’s been supporting Pam, who lives with advanced MS, since 2019.

Yvette has been volunteering for our MS Helpline since 2016. In this blog, she talks about what motivated her to become a helpline volunteer and how a simple phone call can make all the difference.

I was diagnosed with MS in 2008. A few years after that I saw an advert on social media about MS Society volunteering opportunities and thought it might be something I could do.

I recently started volunteering as a Befriending Volunteer at the MS Helpline. It’s something I’d have really benefitted from when I was diagnosed at the beginning of 2020. I felt completely lost and talking to someone on a regular basis would have been really helpful.

I’m 33 and live in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. I was diagnosed with relapsing MS in 2009 and started volunteering for the MS Society a few years later.