At Overcoming MS, we are here for everyone with MS who wants to take control of their health and wellbeing.
Although there is currently no cure for MS, we help people with MS to live well by making informed lifestyle choices. They have clear, practical actions to take, by following an evidence-based self-management program. This program uses substantial scientific evidence of how holistic self-care, alongside medical therapies, benefits people’s physical and mental health. Knowing people can change their risk of deterioration through lifestyle choices gives hope to us all.
Our vision is that people with MS feels empowered to take control of their health, are making informed lifestyle choices and living a full and healthy life.
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Goals
Inform
We ensure people affected by MS are fully informed about evidence-based ways to help self-manage multiple sclerosis.
Support
We help people living with MS to feel supported through Overcoming MS Circles (our growing global volunteer community network). Ovecoming MS Circles are accessible and responsive to the diverse needs of people affected by MS.
Empower
We advocate for and with people living with MS to demonstrate how self-management and lifestyle choices are a vital part of living a full life. We influence policymakers and campaign to raise awareness of the importance and benefits of MS self-management.
Collaborate
We support and contribute to the growing body of evidence around lifestyle choices and self-management of MS to help influence and create change amongst healthcare professionals and policymakers. We work in partnership with individuals, communities, healthcare professionals and other charities to create genuine and sustainable benefits for people living with MS.
Overcoming MS Partnerships
We work in partnership with individuals, communities, healthcare professionals and other charities to create genuine and sustainable benefits for people living with MS.
Professor George Jelinek, Program Founder
Personal background
"My mother died of MS in 1981. Towards the end of her life, she was totally incapacitated, unable to feed or care for herself. I was diagnosed with MS in 1999. I was determined that this was not going to be my fate.
Fortunately, my career as a Professor in Emergency Medicine and background as Editor-in-Chief of a major medical journal gave me the tools to sort through the medical literature on MS, giving appropriate weight to the various pieces of evidence I found. What I found startled me."
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Overcoming MS Team
Board Composition and Inclusion - Get involved
The board is currently seeking new members if you would like to join us and help make a difference to people with MS. Read a statement from our Chair of Board, Dowshan Humzah, about board composition and inclusion and what is being looked for in the new board members.
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