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Shield HealthCare Celebrates MS Awareness Month

Celebrating MS Awareness Week and National MS Awareness Month

This MS Awareness Week (March 3-9, 2014) and throughout the month of March, Shield HealthCare will be celebrating MS Awareness month by helping to raise the public’s awareness of Multiple Sclerosis. What is National MS Education and Awareness Month™? The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (MSF) and other MS-affiliated groups celebrate National MS Education and Awareness Month®… Continue reading Celebrating MS Awareness Week and National MS Awareness Month

Brooke Phillips, CWCMS

What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating, inflammatory disease that affects the insulating and protective coating on nerve fibers, known as the myelin sheath.  With MS, the body’s own immune system attacks its nervous system, damaging the myelin sheaths that cover nerve cells.  This can occur along any area of the brain, optic nerve, and spinal… Continue reading What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?

Brooke Phillips, CWCMS
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