August
25, 2008This is part of the Brejcha Personal and Disability Resource Site at http://www.netreach.net/~abrejcha, and after reading this page you can click here to go back to the main INTERNET DISABILITY RESOURCES page. But for now, Welcome to my:
== MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
August
25, 2008
As this is my own disability, you'll have to forgive a slightly disproportionate number of links here). For a good start to a range of sites, check out: Resources on the Internet for People with Multiple Sclerosis page at http://www.acelink.net/Users/MrRockyDog/Resources.htm
And for other useful sites, check out:
All About Multiple Sclerosis has an excellent site with lots of resources http://www.mult-sclerosis.org
The Boston Cure Project at http://www.bostoncure.org The Boston Cure Project is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to curing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) by determining the cause of MS.
MS Central Support at http://www.mscentralsupport.com was formed to "assist in the education and understanding of Multiple Sclerosis. We strive to provide up-to-date and reliable information to those living with MS, their families, as well as to those going through the diagnostic process. MS Central Support encourages advocacy in health and disability matters."
The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Committees at http://www.mscare.org is another good source of information.
Directory of Multiple Sclerosis Alternatives at http://www.wabspawner.com/users/directoryofmultalt.html is a directory of sites on alternative treatments
The Erase M.S. Site, at http://www.erasems.org also has some good information.
Esperanza Reesearch Foundation at http://www.esperanzapeptide.net "...is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to improve the "Quality of Life" for patients afflicted with disabling or terminal diseases..." including M.S.
Fire Lady's page at http://firelady40/ms/ms1.html has an excellent collection of M.S. Links.
Health Talk's Multiple Sclerosis Page is another good site at http://www.healthtalk.com/multiplesclerosis/index.cfm .
James S. Huggins' Refrigerator Door is, like it sounds, a fascinating collection of things held on electronically instead of magnetically, but one superb part hold his extensive M.S. Resources
Knowledge Weaver's Multiple Sclerosis page at http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/kw/ms is more for health professionals than laypersons, but it is a superbly informative reference site about Multiple Sclerosis.
MS Watch at http://www.mswatch.com is a superb new site for people with M.S. and their health care providers. Loaded with resources, tools, messaging, personal stories, medical updates, and much more. It is an invaluable resource for clients and professionals.
MS World athttp://www.msworld.org "...The primary mission of MSWorld, Inc. is to end the isolation that people feel when diagnosed with a chronic illness, specifically multiple sclerosis...."
The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America at http://www.msaa.com "is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of people coping with multiple sclerosis -- patients, their families, and friends. MSAA offers a varied assortment of patient care services while conducting groundbreaking symptom management research and wide-ranging informational campaigns".
My MS My Way at https://www.mymsmyway.com/ "...Your guide to using technology to help improve the way you live with multiple sclerosis (MS)..."
Multiple Sclerosis Alternatives web site at http://www.webspawner.com/users/multalternatives.html has a great selection of sites..
And Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Inc. at http://www.msfacts.org offers information on both traditional and alternative treatments, as well as other M.S. resources. It also provides a superb quarterly magazine called MSFocus.
The Multiple Sclerosis Information Gateway at http://www.ms-gateway.com is the front door to a range of M.S. information for different part of the world, in several languages. Also has a lot of useful information.
Multiple Sclerosis International Federation at http://www.msif.org ia a multi-lingual and "comprehensive, international and up to date information resource developed by MS experts worldwide."
The home page of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at http://www.nmss.org offers a range of information and links about M.S. and an excellent quarterly magazine Inside M.S.. And for folks in my own neck of the woods, Greater Delaware Valley chapter is online and about to get even better . A sampling of other chapter sites include: Northern California Chapter,, the San Diego chapter (use Netscape 4 or later or Internet Explorer), the Allegheny District chapter (Western PA), and Central PA's chapter.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at http://www.ninds.nih.gov is the Federal Government's leading supporter of biomedical research on nervous system disorders, including M.S.
The Multiple Sclerosis Book Store at http://www.wellnessbooks.com/ms is an excellent and comprehensive source of discounted and often hard to find books on M.S. It is one of many disorder-specific pages on the The Wellnessbooks.com site, a "comprehensive resource to books on diseases, disorders, and chronic illness, including health and wellness".
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