MS Kills Connection> <Connection Kills MS
A growing spirit of collaboration is leading to improved treatments
and quality of life for people living with MS
Individuals are connecting to help create a world free of multiple sclerosis during
MS Awareness Week March 2-8, 2015
To [insert editor’s name or address it “To the editor”]
I live in [insert the town/neighborhood/community you live in] and I am one of millions of people who have connected to end multiple sclerosis. I’m writing to ask for your help in changing the lives of people affected by MS in this community and across the country by publishing the following letter:
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system, for which there is no cure. MS interrupts the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and the body. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.3 million worldwide. Thanks to growing collaboration around the world, however, there are improved treatments leading to enhanced quality of life for people living with MS.
In 2014, the Society invested $50.2 million to advance more than 380 research projects around the world in order to stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever. Through its comprehensive nationwide network of programs and services, it also helped more than one million people affected by MS connect to the people, information and resources needed to live their best lives.
MS divides minds from bodies, pulls people from their lives and away from one another. MS is a destroyer of connection. But it is possible to build connections that MS cannot destroy. Our connections raise questions, find answers, bring knowledge and provide hope. Every connection we make is a small victory and, together, our small victories create larger ones that will help end MS forever. Every connection counts.
I know the effects of MS; [Insert your connection to MS here, ex: I have MS, or my wife has MS, or I volunteer at the local chapter of the National MS Society].
Beginning with MS Awareness Week March 2- 8, I encourage people to connect in a way that is most meaningful to them, as there is no more powerful way to end MS. It’s easy to get involved,visit It only takes a few minutes to make a difference in the lives of the millions of people worldwide who live with this disease. [Insert a brief statement about the difference that being involved with the National MS Society makes in your life personally, or in your community.]