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Courage!

Courage is often a measure of our self-esteem and will. Courage is what makes us individuals different from others. It shows in what we believe and the power of belief over our will. It is always “the difficult path.” It could be an unconscious act of boldness, but before all it is the conscious decision of a person to act despite the danger. Thus, courage is always related to belief, will, and danger. There is no courage without risk. There is no heroism without stakes. We cannot speak about courage without thinking about losses and victories.

Courage differs from imprudence or madness by its results. The courageous act saves lives, gives hope, it is a rare act of self-sacrifice for the good of others. 

Today, do what others do not wish to do So tomorrow you will achieve what others wish they did! ..Peter

7 Ways to Fight MS Fatigue With Your Fork

Although no diet has been proven to change the course of multiple sclerosis, nutritious foods like fresh fruit and low-fat dairy may help you fight fatigue, dietitians say. Fatigue caused by multiple sclerosis (MS) is among the most common symptoms of the disease, and...

How Employers Can Break Barriers and Boost Careers for Canadians with Disabilities

For Canadian hiring managers, HR teams, and business owners, disability hiring can feel like a high-stakes balance between fairness, productivity, and legal responsibility. The core tension is that employment barriers for people with disabilities often start before...

The Loaded Question: ‘How Are You?’

Last week was a long, hard week. I pushed through pain, frustrations, difficulties, weariness, weakness, emotional stress, financial strain, the unexpected, and loneliness. If I was to list everything I dealt with the list would actually take pages and pages of...

Managing Chronic Pain with MS A Practical Guide for Canadians

For Canadians newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and chronic pain, along with the family members trying to support them, the early weeks can feel like living with a moving target. Pain may show up alongside fatigue, spasticity, or nerve symptoms, and the...

Finding Work That Fits: Job Search Strategies for People With Disabilities

People with disabilities often enter the job market with talent, motivation, and experience, yet still encounter barriers that have nothing to do with their ability to do the work. Job listings may be unclear about accessibility, application systems can be...

MS Spinal Cord Lesions: Everything You Need to Know

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS). The most common forms of MS are relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), secondary-progressive MS (SPMS), and primary-progressive MS (PPMS).  In relapsing-remitting MS, which 80 to 85 percent of...

MS charity calls City of Richmond Hill’s actions ‘vindictive’ after bingo permit blocked over hospital donations and paperwork

Richmond Hill’s mayor says the city won’t reconsider a decision to strip the bingo permit from a charity supporting York Region residents with multiple sclerosis. Twice-monthly bingo sessions raised nearly $120,000 for My MS Family last year. They were the largest...

Unusual Symptoms of MS

MS: Strangest Symptoms From Head to Toe Extreme fatigue, clumsiness, weird prickly sensations, sluggish thinking, wonky vision -- these are classic and common first symptoms of multiple sclerosis, or MS. But the expected stops here. Damage to the central nervous...

The Amazing Power of Microbiota

Inside your gut lies an unexpected world, teeming with microorganisms. This tiny universe, invisible to our eyes, plays an immense role in our health. In this article, we explain what the microbiota really is and why it deserves your full attention. What is the...

Common MS Drug Causes Rare but Potentially Deadly Allergic Reactions, FDA Warns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added a so-called “black box” (“boxed warning”) alert to the multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) and its generic version, Glatopa, because of rare but potentially fatal allergic...

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