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Name | Mel Scott |
Date | 2004-05-30 |
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Message | Hello,
I am one of the older members of the MSRC, having started life 61 years ago on the East coast of Yorkshire. I gradually moved South and have lived in Winchester for 32 years.
Despite spending two thirds of my life playing various sports in my spare time, I now spend all day in an electric wheelchair, due to PPMS. My wife of 38 years, who is now my carer, has been my best friend for 41 years.
When my MS was confirmed in 1991, the Neurologist suggested that I picked up a brochure about the MS Society as I left his office, and I have been a national member ever since. It was only in 2003 that I stumbled over the MSRC.
It was a breath of fresh air! As soon as you use the Message Board, you can’t help being impressed by the friendliness and supportiveness of the members. It is like being in an enlarged family of friends, and in my experience you learn far more from other members than you ever learn from your doctor or Neurologist.
The MSRC publishes a bi-monthly magazine, New Pathways, which I saw described recently by a reader as the best MS magazine in the world, and I don’t doubt this for one minute. It now has a distribution list of around 6000, and is mailed across the world.
Finally, I must pay tribute to the small group of people who allow MSRC to function. Under the CEO, Lawrence Wood, the staff perform weekly miracles to support a very large web site, a 24 Hour Telephone Counselling Service, a busy email operation, and a free phone service. |