March is MS Awareness Month! My husband has had Multiple Sclerosis for the last 25 years. 8 years ago we decided to start a MS Social Support Group in West Palm Beach, Florida. The group was funded primarily by MS Foundation. Unfortunately we recently lost our funding. We’ve been looking into ways of raising funds for our group, but that also requires funds.

Our group is called Our Lives With MS!!! We decided on this name because MS doesn’t just effect the lives of people with Multiple Sclerosis, but it also effects their families as well. Our group is not like other support groups. We are a social support group. We not only have an educational component, but also a socialization and enrichment component. 

Individuals with MS not only have physical disabilities, they also have issues with their cognitive and mental health. As a group we would like to provide more enrichment programs, such as mindfulness coaching, arts and crafts projects, exercise programs, book clubs, and more. These all require funds that we don’t have at this time.