Facts

• Two hundred people contract MS each week.
• A third of a million Americans have MS.
• MS randomly attacks the nervous system.
• MS is not hereditery.
• MS can cause paralysis, numbness, blindness, incoordination, weakness mental disturbances, impaired sensation, and impairs your speech.
• There are five MS clinics in Massachusetts.
• MS can never be cured, but can be treated.
• Most people are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40.
• MS is unpredictable.
• MS is not contagious.
• MS is rarely fatal.
• People with MS have to eat healthy foods because it will give you energy and make you more immune to viruses that are easy to catch.
• MS is characterized by the inflammation and loss of myelin in the brainstem, optic nerve, and spinal cord.
• MS is more common in temperate climates.