News & stories

Stay in the know with the latest news, research and stories from the MS community. Find information on things that matter to you, from tips on managing symptoms, through to stories about different drugs and treatment options. Want to share your story with us? We'd love to hear from you.

28 April 2020

I have challenged myself to walk 150 miles throughout the month of May

Holly shares why she is taking on her Miles for MS challenge to support the MS Trust.

23 April 2020

Mental health and MS: Managing anxiety

In the second blog of a new series focusing on mental health and MS, Will Berard writes about his experience of managing anxiety.

21 April 2020

Mental health and MS: Understanding your mind

Will Berard is a stand-up comedian who lives with MS. In the first of a new series of blogs on mental health and MS, Will urges us all to value our mental health as much as our physical health.

21 April 2020

How a sailing adventure inspired Robert Munns to get others with MS out on the water

An epic sailing adventure gave Robert Munns “a new perspective on life” and inspired him to help other people with MS experience the joy of sailing too. This is his story.

21 April 2020

"I am jumping for joy with all the happiness it has brought"

Julie Stevens - AKA Jumping Jules - turned to poetry to help her make sense of MS and, over 100 poems later, she says it has brought her incredible happiness. Here she tells us about her MS journey and her dream to publish her own book of poems.

21 April 2020

Dealing with MS as a family

The emotional impact of an MS diagnosis can be hard to deal with for the whole family. The Bunby’s (Natasha, Marc, Deon and London) tell us about the ups and downs of living with MS, how they support each other and their advice for other families.

20 April 2020

Why I'm raising awareness of MS and mental health

When former professional cricketer Chris Paget was told he had MS in 2017, he didn’t know which way to turn. Feeling isolated and alone, he spiralled into depression, refusing to open up even to the people closest to him. Thanks to the love and support of his family and friends, Chris was able to emerge from the darkness and today, three years later, he says he’s “never felt stronger”. It’s been quite the journey to get to this point and one that’s inspired Chris to launch Milestone, a new initiative to help normalise the conversation around mental health. We caught up with Chris to find out more.

19 April 2020

Learning a second language improves brain structures in MS

In this study, researchers investigated whether people with MS gain cognitive benefits from learning a new language.

19 April 2020

Ask the expert: pregnancy and MS

Multiple sclerosis is often diagnosed in women at a time when they’re considering starting a family. Many women, and their partners, will have questions around the impact of MS on pregnancy and vice versa. To answer some of these questions, we spoke to consultant neurologist, Ruth Dobson who is one of the experts involved in developing pregnancy care guidelines for women with MS.

17 April 2020

Taking care of your mental health

The second episode of new series focusses on the newly diagnosed and the impact an MS diagnosis can have on your mental health. In the episode, we hear from Emily and Will about what has helped them come to terms with their diagnosis and Claire from our Information Team talks about some of the coping strategies which can help.

17 April 2020

Mental health and MS

The first episode in our new series all about MS and mental health. We chat to Gemma from the MS Trust’s Information Team about why mental health problems are more common in MS, neuropsychologist Dr Anita Rose shares her top tips for taking care of your mental wellbeing, and Chris and Carla, who both live with MS, share their experiences.

16 April 2020

Coronavirus and MS: Your questions answered

We know that lots of you, understandably, have questions about the coronavirus and MS. So for this episode, we've pulled together some of the questions that have cropped up the most and asked Claire, who works in our Information Team, to answer them. We also chat to Carla King, who lives with MS, about her experience of dealing with lockdown.