Do you have multiple sclerosis (MS)?
Did you know there is a local chapter of the MS Society?
Lonnie Facchina, community services co-ordinator for the West Kootenay Chapter of the MS Society of Canada, will be in Grand Forks on Saturday, June 22, from 10:30 a.m. ‘til noon.
If you would like to meet with Facchina and others who have MS, or are caregiver to a loved one who is affected, please contact the chapter office, toll free at 1-866-352-3997.
MS is the most common neurological disease to affect young adults in Canada.
Almost three times as many women as men will contract MS, and usually during the years when career and family are just beginning.
The main symptoms are vision problems, numbness and tingling in the extremities, and extreme fatigue. There is no cure.
The West Kootenay Chapter provides support, services and programs to people with MS and their families.
Facchina works Monday through Wednesday from a home office in Balfour, B.C. and can be reached toll free at 1-866-352-3997 or by email atinfo.westkootenay@mssociety.ca.
– Submitted by Lonnie Facchina