MS: Busting the Myths
April 29, 2024 | Advocacy, Aids, Funding, Life with MS, My Story
Sativex, or Cannabidiol with tetrahydrocannabinol, is an add-on treatment approved by Medsafe for symptom improvement in patients with moderate to severe spasticity due to multiple sclerosis (MS). It is indicated for people who have not responded adequately to other anti-spasticity […]
September 13, 2023 | Awareness Week, Life with MS, My Story
Featured in M2 Woman – written by Andre Rowell: https://www.m2woman.com/the-best-of-life/ As a heli medic, she is no stranger to high stakes, rapid decisions, and life-saving efforts. Yet, while her career itself demands an extreme level of commitment, Prue’s personal life […]
September 13, 2023 | Awareness Week, Life with MS, Media, My Story
Featured in Woman magazine: https://womanmagazine.co.nz/multiple-sclerosis-awareness-week-liz-gasson-on-living-life-with-ms/ Liz Gasson and her cycling coach Steve Bale are fresh off a plane when their faces pop into the zoom call, having just arrived at their accommodation in Salt Lake City. This is the third […]
March 28, 2023 | Carer, Carers, Life with MS, My Story
Rachel lives in the West Coast. She’s givens us her account of what life is like when caring for a loved one with MS. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dExmejCanLY Please sign the Carers Alliance petition, calling for recognition and protection of […]
March 28, 2023 | Carer, Carers, Life with MS, My Story
Maxine, a wife of a person with MS in Otago, shares with us what it is like to be a family carer. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HvVNQlJ3NDI Please sign the Carers Alliance petition, calling for recognition and protection of New Zealand’s […]