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Victorian Human Rights Commission survey

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:20:00 +2000

The Victorian Human Rights Commission is set to undertake research into the experiences of people with disability using taxi services in Victoria. The survey will run 5-26 February 2010.The Commission wants to hear from individuals with a disability who have used taxis within the last six months.

MSRA Brain Bank

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +2000

The MS Research Australia Brain Bank now has a Facebook Page! Please feel free to become a Fan of the MSRA Brain Bank Page to receive updates on our progress and upcoming events. Over 870 people with MS in Australia have expressed an interest in brain donation for MS research, and 340 of them have now completed the formal consent process.

Famous Australians that have MS

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:20:00 +2000

I will try and list some info about Australians that either have MS or are involved with MS in some way, I guess they will be more so well known Australians, after all there is about 15,000 of us. I also have a section for MS People Profiles although not many seem to want to take up the offer of a free Profile page.

Team OzMS - 24 hour Macquarie Mega Swim

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:10:00 +2000

Please support the team, by taking part in the event or by donating any amount you can. More information will be added soon! After having a chat with Deanna (sneakypuss) OzMS has become a supporter of Deannas Team in the 24 hour Mega Swim.

MSRA Brain Bank Information Seminars

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:40:00 +2000

My name is Teresa Wong and I'm the new Project Manager of the MS Research Australia Brain Bank. I work with Professor Simon Hawke at the Sydney University Brain and Mind Research Institute.
Have you heard of the MSRA Brain Bank?
Are you interested in contributing to MS research and helping scientists discover a cure for MS as soon as possible?

Google Rules the Web

Sun, 31 May 2009 20:24:15 +2000

I know there are lots of web applications eg. MSN and Yahoo stuff, but Google has it all, without all the in your face and eye candy stuff that makes pages load so slow. The Interface on most Google apps is simple and clean. Please consider Google as your friend, they have some great free features.

My Story

Sun, 31 May 2009 20:20:00 +2000

Suffering symptoms for seven years and getting nowhere with medical professionals I decided to turn a negative into a positive.
For 7 years I have had many symptoms of MS and yet no GP or Specialist is prepared to commit to a diagnosis of MS. Knowing the inevitable is just around the corner I decided to do something to help others. I opted to take part in the Foundation 5 Million to raise much needed funds in order to find a cure for MS

My experience my MS

Sun, 31 May 2009 20:10:21 +2000

JellyJam's history and experiences after diagnosis.
I was diagnosed in early October 2006 after being initially told that I didn't have MS, apparently my clinical examination was quite normal. Frankly, I was relieved because I have two relatives with the disease, and after years of web surfing my symptoms was really starting to think that it was serious - more serious than MS.

My MS Rollercoaster Ride

Sun, 31 May 2009 20:00:00 +2000

Well where do I start. I was born in 1968. I was officially Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in April 2004 (Relapsing Remitting), although it was suspected in 2000 when i had suffered Demyelination of the spinal cord (maybe Transverse Myelitis at that stage) (C5), after that and numerous tests later (lumbar punctures absolutely suck I will never have another), no conclusive Diagnosis could be made until 2004 when I suffered a bad exacerbation (Wheelchair) I #OOPS# myself, well not really that was one function that proved difficult at the time, (eh I can laugh now), that event made it conclusive.

Andrew - My Experience with MS

Sun, 31 May 2009 19:13:44 +2000

It all started in the first week of January 2002 when I started to get numbness on the side of my left hand. I didn’t think too much of it but over the next few weeks it progressed up my arm a bit and then to the right hand. As a husband and father of two children I had lots of other things to worry about.