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We fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community and together we can stop MS. We understand what life's like with MS. And we know together we are stronger.

The National MS Society's vision is: A World Free of MS. The Society's mission is: We will cure MS while empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives.

Founded in 1986, the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, known in the MS community as MS Focus, is a nonprofit organization focused on providing free services that addres ...

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system that can affect the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. Common symptoms include fatigue, bladder and bowel problems, sexual problems, pain, cognitive and mood changes such as depression, muscular changes and visual changes.

It's recommended that people with MS avoid certain foods, including processed meats, refined carbs, junk foods, trans fats, and sugar-sweetened beverages. Other tips to manage MS symptoms include: making meals in bulk. using “ready-to-use” grocery items.

A small percentage of individuals are initially diagnosed with a less common form of MS known as progressive-relapsing MS (PRMS). This type of MS steadily worsens from the onset, but symptom flare-ups – with or without remissions – are also present.

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Relapsing Remitting MS is the most common form of MS. About 85% of people with MS are diagnosed with RRMS. It is caused by flare ups or exacerbations of the neurological symptoms of MS, also known as relapses, followed by periods of recovery or remission.

In one Australian study, the most severely disabled patients with multiple sclerosis were four times more likely to have been divorced than the less disabled; but even among the most disabled the prevalence of divorce was only 13%-18% of all prevalent patients.

Many people with MS live for as long as the general population. Studies on the effect of MS on life expectancy have been carried out in several countries. The results from these studies suggest that, on average, having MS reduces your life expectancy by six to seven years.

The National MS Society (the MS Society) was founded in 1946 by Sylvia Lawry “to end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis.” Her brother had been diagnosed with MS and doctors told her there was nothing they could do for him. In response, she established a foundation that would be devoted to research on MS.

MS isn't a fatal condition in most cases, and most people with MS have a close-to-normal life expectancy. But since the disease varies so much from person to person, it can be difficult for doctors to predict whether their condition will worsen or improve.

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