This September, we want to see how you #KickMS! Join us in raising awareness and celebrating all that is possible with MS by uploading your photo today. Your #KickMS story can be anything - running, painting, camping, cooking, singing, traveling, and any other way you live passionately and thrive.

All participants will be entered into a random drawing to win their very own MS awareness Lokai bracelet . Share your photo for a chance to win Lokai!
Register for a JUMPSTART ® Program Near You
Join us for a free, one-day program to learn strategies to improve your quality of life, meet others in your community living with MS, and find local resources. 
Seattle, WA - October 19
Phoenix, AZ - October 26
Albuquerque, NM - October 26
Baltimore, MD - November 2
Upcoming Webinars
Getting There: MS and Mobility
*MONDAY, October 7, 2019
8-9:15 pm EST

Join us for a conversation about how MS symptoms impact walking, transferring, and wheeled mobility. We'll problem-solve common challenges using therapy, medication, adaptive equipment, and exercise strategies.
*Please note this webinar is on a Monday in observance of Yom Kippur.
Communication With Family
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
8-9:15 pm EST

Just in time for the holidays, this webinar explores strategies for communicating with your family about MS. We'll be joined by a psychologist and a person living with MS as we explore resources for holding successful conversations about sensitive subjects.
Ask the Can Do Team
"What are indicators that you have progressed from relapsing-remitting to secondary progressive MS?"

Read the response from Pat Kennedy, RN (Ret), CNP, MSCN, and David Jones, MD.
Special Webinar Series for Support Partners
Embracing Carers is a reoccurring series focusing on the unique needs of the spouse, partner, parent, child, friend, family member, and any other person supporting a loved one living with MS. This year's series includes three webinars and two podcasts , each focusing on issues unique to support partners. 
Managing Moods: An OT Perspective
For people living with MS, there is a 50% chance they will experience a depressive episode in their lifetime. Up to 40% of people with MS experience anxiety (three times greater than the general population). This is in addition to feelings of grief, anger, frustration, and erratic mood swings that are unavoidable primary and secondary symptoms in MS. 

Despite the high prevalence of mood changes, many people living with MS and their support partners are unaware of these common symptoms or how to manage them.  Here are a few resources that may be helpful!
Believe In the Power of the Bike!
MS Global is bound for Nova Scotia! This annual seven-day charitable bicycle tour kicks off this Sunday, biking over 11,000 cumulative miles to raise $210,000 for families living with MS!

Thanks to the passion, generosity, and spirit of these incredible riders, over 60,000 participants and their families will receive health and wellness education programs this year at no cost to them – a 22% increase over 2018 .

A gift of any size helps support the MS Global team as they pedal for families in need. Ride on, friends!
Super Rad Raygun: 90s-Style Game With an MS Twist!
Super Rad Raygun is pure retro-fun with a deeper meaning!

Developers Chris Bryant and Chris Hernandez thought it might be interesting to incorporate Bryant’s struggles with MS into Super Rad’s gameplay.

The result is an upgrade system that allows Rad to become super powerful, but he has to balance this with a limited amount of energy. So, if the player uses too many abilities, they will exhaust all of Rad’s energy, forcing them to take a brief rest to regain energy. 
Ladies and Gentlemen... Start your Beards!
Trade in your ties and blouses for flannel and get ready for a weekend of axe throwing, keg tossing, wood chopping, beer drinking, and more! Can Do MS is the beneficiary of Man of the Cliff , a weekend celebrating your inner lumberjack.

This event takes place the weekend of October 12 in Avon, CO, and is open to all genders, strengths, and ability levels. Get your plaid on!
Ways to Give
100% of proceeds support families living with MS.
Start a fundraiser to send families living with MS to
life-changing programs.
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Can Do MS programs!
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