Tips for living with MS
MS can affect different areas of your life
and may change how you do various activities. If you sometimes
feel overwhelmed with how MS is affecting your life –
or are considering giving up an activity that you love to do
– these tips may stir your own imagination to find new
approaches to living with MS.
Also visit MS symptoms
and how to manage them for additional information.
General tips
The following links will take you to some
solutions and tips that people have used to help them cope with
the challenges of day-to-day living with MS:
Camp for Children and Teens with MS
10 Tips to beat the
heat
Diet (read the article Eating well for
healthy living - Examining the role of supplements from
MS Canada,
May 2005, pp. 14-15)
Employment
and MS
Exercise (read the article You…
in motion! from MS
Ontario, March 2004, p. 5 and the online publication
Everybody Stretch)
Getting
the Most out of MS Therapies
Safety around the
home
Strategies for Managing MS
Summer heat: How
to find relief
Travel and MS: You don’t have to stay home (read the article
MS and travel: Preparation is key from MS
Canada, August 2005, p. 4)
Travel tips
Tips for family and friends
Multiple sclerosis affects not just the person
with MS but also family and friends. The MS Society of Canada
has resources to help families and loved ones understand what
MS is, how it affects the person with the disease, and how to
cope with the changes or pressures a chronic disease can have
on relationships. Visit our Support
& Services section for more information.
You can also use the drop down menu below
to link to information and resources specific to your situation.
Government Programs that Can Help
Automatic
reinstatement of CPP disability benefits can make a return
to work easier.
When filing taxes keep in mind
new Working Income Tax Benefit
Health Canada website
Advocating for yourself
www.mssociety.ca/en/help/advocacy.htm
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