Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that randomly attacks the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).

The progress, severity and specific symptoms of the disease cannot be anticipated or predicted. Symptoms of MS vary greatly from person to person and from time to time in the same person.

Emotional symptoms can be just as unpredictable. People with MS may feel a sense of helplessness, dependence, and a loss of connectedness with their work, community and their own body. MS is a devastating disease because individuals, and their loved ones, live with its unpredictable physical and emotional effects for the rest of their lives.
The main age of diagnosis for MS is 20 to 40 years.

Multiple Sclerosis NSW/VIC is a not for profit health and disability care organization. We provide services to people with MS, their carers and families. We are committed to reducing the impact of multiple sclerosis on individuals and the communities they live in.

The MS Society has had two primary aims:
- to assist in finding a cure for the disease and,
- to provide care to people with MS.

Through partnerships with like minded individuals and organisations, MS NSW/VIC is looking at new ways of dealing with the challenges of neurological diseases. The organization achieves this by contributing towards research to find a cure and providing specialized services for people with MS, their families and carers.

Quality of Life remains the cornerstone of the MS Society's operating philosophy. By applying this philosophy in the provision of caring client services, we ensure that people with MS receive the best available information, support and specialist care.



Multiple Sclerosis NSW/VIC
54 Railway Road
Blackburn, VIC  3130
Ph: 03 9845 2700
Fax: 03 9845 2777
Web: http://www.msaustralia.org.au/nswvic/donate/
Email: [email protected]

ABN: 66 004 942 287       DGR: 900/900289076

	Donations to this organisation over $2.00 are tax deductible. *
	Volunteering: Phone 03 9845 2700 for details OR Email this address [email protected] listing your contact details and how you might be able to help.