{"id":743,"date":"2022-03-01T12:52:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T12:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/?p=743"},"modified":"2022-03-15T16:46:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T16:46:09","slug":"march-is-ms-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/?p=743","title":{"rendered":"March is MS Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 1, 2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-744 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Orange-MS-Awareness-Ribbon-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Orange-MS-Awareness-Ribbon-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Orange-MS-Awareness-Ribbon.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>GET INVOLVED!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you have multiple sclerosis? Someone you know have MS? Involved with MS associations? Have MS patients in your profession?. YOU are needed to spread the word this month.<\/p>\n<p>Too many people are still unaware of what life with MS is about. That\u2019s because those of us living with it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have \u201cinvisible\u201d symptoms, like fatigue, muscle weakness, impaired vision, neuropathy, cognitive difficulties\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t frequently talk or complain about it for variety of reasons e.g., employment concerns, fear of upsetting family members\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Find it difficult to explain to others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once again, it\u2019s important to take the opportunity to collectively increase MS awareness and understanding of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Read my MS Blog article that includes a quick summary of \u201cWhat is MS\u201d and pass it out.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/?p=113\">https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/?p=113 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><em>Orange<\/em><\/strong><\/span> is the color that stands for MS. You can simply wear an orange ribbon every day on your lapel\/shirt, in your hair, on your purse\u2026or you can tie an orange ribbon on your car or put one on your house!<\/li>\n<li>Want to do more? Organize something as a team for an MS event coming up. <strong>Watch this fun video<\/strong>\u00a0to see what we did at the Arizona Chapter of the National MS Society\u00a0some years ago <u><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/YJxleg\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/YJxleg<\/a><\/u>\u00a0.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You can start today just by sharing this post!<\/p>\n<p>Debbie Petrina<br \/>\n<em>Author of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3CyU3R2\">Managing MS<\/a><br \/>\nCommunity Advocate for MultipleSclerosis.net\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/\">www.DebbieMS.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 1, 2022 GET INVOLVED!! Do you have multiple sclerosis? Someone you know have MS? Involved with MS associations? Have MS patients in your profession?. YOU are needed to spread the word this month. 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