{"id":98454,"date":"2026-03-04T16:08:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=98454"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:08:43","slug":"multiple-sclerosis-awarenss-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=98454","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Sclerosis Awarenss Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Reprinted from an enewsletter by Maine Representative James White, District 30.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month \u2014 a time to raise awareness of the current state of research on multiple sclerosis, including new ways to diagnose and treat the condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS), which consists of the brain, optic nerves, and spinal cord. MS damages or destroys the protective covering (known as myelin) surrounding the nerves of the\u202fCNS and\u202fcan potentially injure the nerves as well. This damage causes reduced communication between the brain and nerve pathways. Common MS symptoms include visual problems, overwhelming fatigue, difficulty with balance and coordination, depression and cognitive issues, and various levels of impaired mobility. The prevalence of multiple sclerosis is estimated at nearly one million people nationwide and most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50. Researchers continue to learn more as they look for both a cause and a cure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about MS and available support options for you or a loved one, please visit the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month \u2014 a time to raise awareness of the current state of research on multiple sclerosis, including new ways to diagnose and treat the condition. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS), which consists of the brain, optic nerves, and spinal cord. MS damages or … Continue reading “Multiple Sclerosis Awarenss Month”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,218],"tags":[121,206,743],"post_folder":[696],"class_list":["post-98454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-health-hearing","category-resources-for-granges-and-grangers","tag-family-health","tag-grange-advocacy","tag-multiple-sclerosis"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Walter Boomsma","author_link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?author=2122"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month \u2014 a time to raise awareness of the current state of research on multiple sclerosis, including new ways to diagnose and treat the condition. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS), which consists of the brain, optic nerves, and spinal cord. MS damages or…","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1arC1-pBY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=98454"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98455,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98454\/revisions\/98455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=98454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=98454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=98454"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpost_folder&post=98454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}