MS eConnection
New Mexico Edition | April 2014

Living Well With MS

For a person living with multiple sclerosis, the road to wellness involves more than treatment of the disease. Equally important are health promotion and prevention strategies: nutrition, exercise, emotional health, and more. Whatever your stage of disease progression, there are simple things you can do to live your best life with MS.

Get the facts about health and wellness, including strategies, options, and research findings.
Find a wellness program near you, or learn what it means to be a Volunteer Wellness Partnership Cultivator.
Learn from your peers! Search the discussion boards, online groups and blogs on MSConnection.org to learn more about how to get started with a wellness program, or to share ideas of what works and what doesn't.
Like us on Facebook! Every Wednesday, we offer a Wellness tip, motivation or research finding. Share with us what you are doing to stay healthy and active!

News and Notes

A RIDE WITH A MISSION!
This past weekend, the National MS Society's largest fundraiser - the 30th Annual BP MS 150 - rode from Houston to Austin to raise a record-breaking $18.5 million to help bring us closer to a world free of MS. To celebrate everyone committed to our mission, we invite you to check out a video from the Joubran Family - and we dare you not to sing along!

RESEARCH UPDATE:
It's important that we leave No Opportunity Wasted in ending MS. Learn more about NOW and about how you can get involved.

Do something about MS now ... Volunteer Orientation

GET CONNECTED:
Volunteering for the National MS Society is a great way to get connected to others who share your experiences and passions. From volunteering at an event to sharing your professional skills and personal talents, there is a need and opportunity for everyone. Learn more at our next Orientation on Thursday, May 15 from 6-7pm CST. Attend this meeting in-person or online.

MS INFORMATION:
Can Do MS offers a monthly webinar you can participate in from the comfort of your home, free of charge. The next session, May 13, is titled "Effective Parenting: Balancing Family and Multiple Sclerosis." Being a parent can be the most rewarding adventure in life, but parenting comes with many unforeseen challenges. Join Clinical Psychologist Peggy Crawford, Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Smrtka and Occupational Therapist Laura Kingston in this webinar to learn how to best balance parenting while managing your MS. Call begins at 7pm CST. >>Register here

RESEARCH SURVEY
Patients' Perspectives on Doctors and Pharma Researchers are conducting a research study to understand MS patients' opinions about how physicians disclose financial relationships that the physician may have with a pharmaceutical company, especially as they relate to clinical research. This is a 15-min online survey, and answers are anonymous. Click here to give your feedback.

If you or someone you know has been affected by MS, you are not alone. Contact the National MS Society to speak to an MS Navigator for resources on living with MS, upcoming programs, counseling and more. We provide services for anyone wanting to learn more about MS and the daily challenges of living with MS, including individuals, care partners, friends and family members.

www.MSnewmexico.org | 800-344-4867, option 1

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