MS: Busting the Myths
June 26, 2023 | Advocacy, Carer, Carers, Life with MS, Media, Petition, Progressive, Uncategorised
Speaking in support of the Carers Alliance petition, Maxine Hall, a carer for her husband with Multiple Sclerosis, speaks of her struggles and hopes that this campaign will at least raise awareness. View original article on Otago Daily Times: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/exhaustion-and-dread-desperate-carer-calls-change […]
May 24, 2023 | Education, Event, Life with MS, Treatments, Webinar
Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand (MSNZ) and the New Zealand Multiple Sclerosis Research Trust (NZMSRT) are pleased to invite you to our webinar to mark World MS Day on 30 May. Autologous haematopoetic stem cell transplant (aHSCT) has captured the interest […]
March 30, 2023 | Life with MS, Study
Dr Ruth Leadbetter (NZBRI), Dr Deborah Mason (NZBRI) and co-authors have published a study on multiple sclerosis mortality in New Zealand in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. They studied the life expectancy and risk of dying in New […]
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 […]