About Us

We are teachers, bus drivers, lawyers, truckers, doctors, students, politicians, and other every-day people. We are historically impacted by this disease mostly in our career and family-building years but in our youth and childhood as well in recent decades.

Three quarters of us are women, one quarter men and all of us experience this illness in our own unique ways. No two case of multiple sclerosis are identical. The visible and invisible symptoms of MS vary from person to person.

Canada has the highest rate of MS in the world. A wide range of MS symptoms include the  following: fatigue, cognitive impairment, mobility issues, visual and speech Issues, and emotional distress.

Managing MS is an ongoing process beginning with the very first symptoms and continuing throughout the course of the disease. It’s never too soon or too late to think about how to access quality, comprehensive, interdisciplinary care.

Knowing what to look for, where to find it, and how to work effectively with your doctor and other health care professionals is essential to your health, wellness and quality of life. We do our best to support the physical and emotional effects of MS.

About Our Website

My MS Family’s website features breaking news about the latest discoveries in MS research, health and well being, our values, trusted services, and more. Our research information we receive from many international MS recognized sites — leading universities, scientific journals, and research organizations.

Visitors can browse through the many individual topics, grouped into main sections (listed under the top navigational menu), covering: the medical sciences and health and physical fitness and well being, suggested reading materials, upcoming events, motivational segments and education. Headlines and summaries of relevant news stories, as well as links to topics and email newsletters, are provided on each topic page.

Stories are posted daily, selected from press materials provided by hundreds of sources from around the world. Links to sources and relevant journal citations (where available) are included at the end of each post.

By adhering to the highest standards for accuracy, objectivity, and balance, we create trustworthy content based on up-to-date, evidence-based health and medical information and real world patient and clinician experience to help inform you how to take control of your health.

How Can We Help?

We offer programs and services such as:

• Support groups
• Information and education seminars
• Equipment and non equipment grants
• Coffee with a Buddy

We host several support groups across York Region and surrounding areas. We hold these sessions in person as well virtually for those who are unable to attend. Sessions are available to those living with MS and to their families.

My MS Family community hosts different types of fundraising events to generate much needed funds for subsidizing the purchase of accessibility equipment in the forms of hospital beds, transferring equipment, walkers, wheelchairs (manual and powered), support bars and railings, stair lifts as well the use of public accessibility transportation modes. There are many government agencies that we may reach out to in order to ease the financial burdens that many face living with MS.

How Can You Help?

Our MS Volunteers, many of whom live with MS, will share their personal experiences with you and suggest ways in which to manage the symptoms of MS. They will share with you Information on MS and promise to navigate through the MS Maze with you, easing the stress of the many unknowns of having MS. They will give you a hand up not a hand out!

As a Volunteer organization, we need you, in our community, to contribute your time and effort to assist us in fundraising and providing services. Help us fight to end MS.

We truly appreciate you visiting our site and we hope you find the content helpful and informing. Enjoy your visit to the home of MY MS FAMILY!