NEW! A Wellness Weekend for Young Adults
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Don’t miss your chance to experience this unique new program and meet other young adults living with MS in the city of blues, soul, and rock 'n' roll…free of charge!
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When Cognition Shifts Roles
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
8 - 9:15 pm EST
Approximately 65% of patients with MS experience cognitive challenges. This webinar will review common changes in cognition and how those impact relationships. Useful strategies and tools will also be shared to help you with everyday life function!
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Enjoying Leisure Activities
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
8 - 9:15 pm EST
MS doesn’t have to keep you from participating in activities you enjoy! Leisure activities can help you reduce stress and depression, and manage MS symptoms, and improve your overall health. Learn how you can still enjoy the activities you love without MS holding you back.
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Q & A: Ask the Can Do Team
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I need to change my bathroom to a walk-in shower. Any suggestions?
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Click here
to read the answer from Stephanie Nolan,
OTR/L
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A Special Series on Secondary Progressive MS
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Transitioning from relapsing-remitting MS to secondary progressive MS (SPMS) can seem confusing and overwhelming.
This four-part Secondary Progressive MS Webinar Series starts on June 20 and provides resources, strategies, tools, and support for families trying to understand the impacts of SPMS of their daily lives.
Join Can Do MS, healthcare professionals, a person living with MS, and a support partner as we discuss how you and your loved ones CAN thrive emotionally, physically, and cognitive with SPMS.
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Check Out These Incredible
Kick
MS
®
Fundraisers!
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After a member of their gym was diagnosed with MS, CrossFit Regulate owners Mike and Chris set up a Team Mike vs Team Chris competition. Together, they raised $1,033!
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For her 40th birthday, Alicia is running her very first
half-marathon to show all that is possible with MS. She has already raised $950 towards her $2,500 fundraising goal! Go, Alicia, go!
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Happy Birthday, Rhiannon!
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After attending a Can Do MS program, Rhiannon decided to pay her life-changing experience forward with a birthday fundraiser. By asking for donations instead of gifts, she was able to raise $395!
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Facing Cognitive Changes Together
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Approximately 65% of individuals living with MS experience cognitive changes. These changes not only impact the person living with MS but can also impact family members or support partners. In this month's library article, discover the cognitive areas most commonly affected by MS, how they can impact relationships, and a few tips for overcoming these issues as a team.
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Men With MS Is Coming to Denver, Colorado!
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Men With MS is coming to Denver on June 8 for a special program addressing MS issues unique to men!
Topics include Sex, Drug, and... Diet, Staying Active With MS, and Managing Cognitive Changes. There will also be a workshop just for support partners.
Our world-class panel of speakers includes psychologist David Rintell, exercise physiologist Alex Ng, and neurologist Ben Thrower.
Only a few seats remain! Don't miss your chance to register today.
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Register for a JUMPSTART
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Program Near You
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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.
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Raleigh, NC - June 15
Charleston, WV - June 22
Atlanta, GA - June 29
Omaha, NE - July 13
New York, NY - July 13
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Can Do MS is expanding! Interested in working for a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of families living with MS? Willing to call Eagle County, CO, your home? Check out these unique career opportunities in our programs and development departments!
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100% of proceeds support families living with MS.
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Start a fundraiser to send families living with MS to
life-changing programs.
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For every teal MS bracelet sold, Lokai donates $1 to
Can Do MS programs!
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This eNewsletter is partially sponsored with generous support from:
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Can Do MS delivers health and wellness education programs to help families living with MS thrive.
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