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I am a teen with MS (13-19
years)
Being a teen isn’t always easy. School,
sports, friends, your parents and siblings… those are
a lot of balls to juggle! Unlike some other teens, you also
have the MS ball to juggle. This can at times make things seem
more difficult and challenging to handle. There are a lot of
people who are there to help you through these challenging times:
your parents and other family members, your doctors and nurses,
your friends, and the MS Society of Canada.
The MS Society of Canada and the National
MS Society (United States) know that having MS can sometimes
be hard so they have joined together to form a support network
especially for children and teens like you, and your families.
The network is called Young Persons with MS:
A Network for Families with
a Child or Teen with MS. The Network provides programs
and resources for you and your parents.
Teens have the opportunity to join Ithink… Email
Group. Ithink… is an email group for teens with
multiple sclerosis managed by the National MS Society (NMSS).
To ensure everyone's safety while participating in the e-mail
group, the message traffic is be moderated and the group is
closed to outside posters. For more information or to sign up
for the e-mail group, please join the Network (see below).
Teens may also join the Ithink...
Telephone Chat Group for Teens with MS to share
they are, how they handle their MS, school, friends and family,
dating and so on.
Join / Contact
the Network
 For
more information on childhood MS, specific programs and resources,
or to join the Young Persons with MS Network,
please contact or forward this online
form or this PDF
form to:
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Toll Free: 1-866-KIDS-W-MS (1-866-543-7967)
Email: childhoodms@nmss.org
If there is anything you are not sure about, or do not understand,
please speak to your parents or call us (free) at 1-866-922-6065
or you can e-mail us at kidswithms@mssociety.ca
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