What is MS
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurological condition affecting young adults.
MS is the result of damage to myelin - a protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres of the central nervous system. When myelin is damaged this interferes with messages between the brain and other parts of the body.
Around 18,000 people in Australia have MS and the average age of diagnosis is just 30. MS affects three times as many women as men and each working day five more Australians are diagnosed. There is no known cause or cure for the disease.
The symptoms of MS are different for each person. Sometimes they even vary within the same person. For some people, MS
is characterised by periods of relapse and remission while for
others it has a progressive pattern. For everyone, it makes life unpredictable.