MS Society holds 6th Family Day

12 April 2014| last updated at 11:32PM

SUBANG JAYA: MULTIPLE Sclerosis (MS) Society members recently enjoyed a jovial gathering on the society's annual Family Day, now in its sixth year.

About 80 patients and their families from the Klang Valley attended a talk by experts, including Sunway University's clinical psychologist professor Nigel Marsh, on the medical condition at Sunway University.

Society president Amanda Lopez said it was the main agenda to create public awareness of the rare disease, which affects two out of 100,000 people.

"The main problem that MS patients face is the high cost of treatment.

"Some of the drugs cost about RM3,000 a month and some can go from RM6,500 to RM10,000 a month," she said.

She said the society was organising the Multiple Sclerosis Walk and a membership recruitment drive on June 1, in conjunction with Multiple Sclerosis World Day on May 28.

"We hope that the public can learn about the disease through the event, and NGOs (non-governmental organisations) will come forward to lend a helping hand to our society members."

Former president of the society, Padma Panikker, said MS was a chronic disease.

"There is no cure for this disease, but there is hope."

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