Newly Diagnosed Teleconference          MSActiveSource
FREE Live teleconference for people new to MS, featuring MS Experts.  Ask, Listen, Learn
Click here for more information  or type or click http://www.msactivesource.com/msavProject/msas.portal/_baseurl/twoColLayout/SCSRepository/en_
US/msas/features/new-to-ms.xml

NMSS National MS Society                                                               NMSS

www.nationalmssociety.org

http://flc.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FLC_programs_homepage

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/InsideMS.asp (Publications)

www.nationalmssociety.org/advocacy (Advocacy Program on Stem Cells, SSDI, etc.)

www.nationalmssociety.org/SSDI (Social Security MS Handbook)

NMSS MS Learn Online                                                                     NMSS

www.nationalmssociety.org/Webcasts (Webcasts)

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/MS%20Learn%20online.asp (Previously Recorded Webcasts)

MSF MS Foundation                                                                           MSF

www.msfocus.org

http://www.msfocus.org/publication_subscriptions.php (Publications)

Making Strides: Perspectives on Living With MS, has provided up-to-date information and practical tips
for people living with MS, their families, and care partners.

http://www.making-strides.net/default.aspx

New Reads From The MSF Lending Library

The MSF Lending Library delivers books, CDs, and DVDs to your door upon request. 
You may borrow books at http://msfocus.org/publication_lending.php or by calling
1-888-MSFOCUS (673-6287)

MSAA MS Association of America                                                     MSAA

www.msaa.com

http://msaa.com/reading.html (Publications)

MS Center of FL Foundation                                                              MSCFL

www.floridams.org

Myelin Repair Foundation

http://www.myelinrepair.org/

Cooling Program

http://www.msfocus.org/programs_colapp.php                                   MSF

http://msaa.com/programs/cooling.html                                             MSAA

Homecare Assistance Program

http://www.msfocus.org/programs_patientsvc_homecare.php             MSF

Assistive Tech. Equipment

http://www.msfocus.org/programs_patientsvc_equip.php                   MSF

Equipment

http://www.msaa.com/programs/equipment.html                                MSAA

Assistive Devices (Very thorough Listing) and Adaptive Equipment

http://aapdamerica.org/Corporate/assistive.html

safelinkwireless.com

Free phone/minutes to those that qualify - Ex:  Household of 2 can have yearly income of $18,900.  Remember only 1 per household

Adaptive Fishing Equipment

http://www.cfhnb.org/equipment.html

Bowling Ball Rowler

http://www.noveltybowlingstuff.com/prod_rowler.html

Stair-Climbing Wheelchair with 4 WD (Covered by VA)

http://www.ibotnow.com/index.html?from=listemail&ad=PMDHTML

The Orlando hospitality community welcomes guests with disabilities by providing a number of services to make you feel more at home
during your stay.  Click to view a complete list of our members who provide services for guests with disabilities, or browse the
following areas of interest:

Theme Parks/Attractions | Accommodations
Transportation/Tours | Parking | Wheelchair, ECV Rentals

http://unitedspinal.orlandomeetinginfo.com/specialneeds.cfm

Home Modification Program

http://www.msaa.com/programs/home_modification.html                  MSAA

Brighter Tomorrow $1,000 Grant

http://www.msfocus.org/programs_grants_bwmg.php                        MSF

NMSS Quality of Life $1,500 Grant

http://flc.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FLC_programs_
emergencyfinancial  NMSS

Center for Independent Living

Home and Vehicle Modifications
Assisting  people with disabilities in making arrangements for home and  vehicle  modifications and
equipment. Our home and vehicle modification services  provide funding for qualified individuals with
disabilities to  improve access in  their home or vehicle. Services may include  building ramps, widening
doors,  bathroom remodeling, and hand  controls. Also provided are smoke detectors and  doorbell signalers 
for the deaf.

Local - Center for Independent Living of North Central Florida
3445 NE 24th St., Ocala, FL  34470          368-3788

For Home Remodeling, etc. Contact::
Larry Brown   (c) (352) 816-0732  (Jean's Hubby) or
John Canney   (h) (352) 624-3534   (c) (352) 454-1470  Disabled Acces. Spec.

www.cilorlando.org

Home Instead - Local contact:  Jim Samuelson, 1411 NE 22nd Ave.,
Ocala, FL  34470 - (352) 622-6447

These senior home care services may include assistance with trips to the doctor, reminders to take the
right medication at the right time, meal preparation, light housekeeping, errands, shopping and even
Alzheimer's and dementia care. The result is companionship allowing seniors to feel safe and independent
while they age in place in the home they've lived in for years.

www.homeinstead.com

Integrity Home Health Care
Richard Mitchell
(352) 804-3077 (Cell)
Email:  rmitchellihhc@mfi.net

Country Side House Calls - They Bring the Clinic to Your Home!

www.countrysidehousecalls.com - Physician Assistant Making House Calls -
$49 for the first 30 minutes in your home.  (Additional Services Extra) -
Treating Chronic Disease, Weight Management, Infections, Minor Injuries, Illness.  Prescriptions, order and interpret diagnostic
tests and xrays, referrals and phone call follow-ups.  Call (352) 854-4985 - They will give you paperwork to submit to insurance
company. Some insurance companies may reimburse you.

Portable Scooter

The Lexis-Light  Is Easily The World's Lightest Scooter, Weighting Only 54 Pounds.
The Lexis Light Easily Folds Into A Small Compartment That Will Fit In The Trunk Of 'Any' Car
And Can Be Taken On A Plane As Carry On Luggage.  Go to
http://www.planetmobility.com/store/scooters/planet/lexuslight/index.html

MRI Diagnostic Fund

http://www.cilorlando.org

http://msaa.com/programs/mri_d.html                                               MSAA

MRI Institute Follow-up

http://msaa.com/programs/mri_i.html                                                MSAA

Lending Library

http://www.msaa.com/programs/lending.html                                    MSAA

http://www.msfocus.org/publication_lending.php                              MSF

Talking Book (FL Bureau of Talking Library)

1-800-226-6075 - Ask for Michael Gunde

He'll send application and after having your Doctor sign for, you will receive Audio

Clinical Trials in Florida:
http://search.centerwatch.com/default.aspx?&sf=f1&ia=Multiple%20Sclerosis&rg=FL&dn=&pc=

More Clinical Trials:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=multiple+sclerosis

CRAB Drugs:

Copaxone - Manuf:  Teva Neuroscience (Shared Solutions)

www.copaxone.com

www.mswatch.com (support program)

Rebif - Manuf:  Serono (Also includes novantrone for Progresive MS

www.rebif.com

www.mslifelines.com (support program)

www.msinbalance.com (teleconferences)

Serono offers 'head start' on MS drug access

Under the program, which is only being run in the US, participants will receive up to one year of therapy regardless of income level, with no more than a $50 co-payment required of any patient.  Eligible participants are those with relapsing forms of MS who have either been newly prescribed Rebif (interferon beta-1a) or who have restarted the drug after having discontinued for more than 90 days.

http://www.in-pharmatechnologist.com/news/ng.asp?n=77929-emd-serono-ms-rebif-biogen

Avonex - Manuf:  Biogen

www.avonex.com

www.msactivesource.com (support program)

Betaseron - Manuf:  Berlex (Has Champions of Courage Program (up to $7,000 grant)

www.betaseron.com

www.mspathways.com (support program)

Berlex is establishing a new Patient Assistance Program (PAP) for Betaseron.  Will go into effect
January 1, 2007.  You can contact Betaseron Founcation at 1-800

Experts Online

The Rocky Mountain MS Center has an Online Forum where anyone can get answers with MS. 
Please click the link below to check it out.

www.mscenter.org/forum

Web MD

http://www.webmd.com/search/search_results/default.aspx?query=multiple+sclerosis

Health Talk Radio

http://www2.healthtalk.com/go/radio

AskDrZ@HealthTalk.com (Ask Health Questions)

http://www2.healthtalk.com/ (Dr. Z's Audios/Videos)

Daily Strength Q & A

http://www.dailystrength.org/support/Grain_Nervous_System/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS

MS Sites from A-Z http://search.dmoz.org/cgi-bin/search?search=multiple%20sclerosis&all=no&cat=Health/Conditions_andDiseases/Neurological_Disorders/D

http://search.aol.com/aolcom/search?query=multiple%20sclerosis

http://ms.about.com/cs/nextsteps/a/joingroup.htm

United Spinal Org. 

Membership in the United Spinal Association is free and open to all individuals who have a spinal cord injury or disorder or who have Multiple Sclerosis or the other diseases listed below and you will also receive their great Action Magazines Free.
Spinal Cord Injuries Spina Bifida Diastematomyelia Tethered spinal cord syndrome	Multiple Sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Poliomyelitis Syringomyelia

http://www.unitedspinal.org/join-united-spinal-association/

Timely, lively, and informative articles and editorials on life with a disability.. Action Online offers articles ranging from lifestyles to research. Get in on the Action! Click here to read it.

www.abletotravel.org

Offered through United Spinal Association, this travel agency’s staff has dealt with a variety of accessibility issues that travelers with disabilities encounter, including accessible transportation to and from the airport, stowage of wheelchairs or other mobility equipment on board an aircraft, accessible hotel accommodations, and access to medical equipment.

More Topics

Alternative Medicine

http://www.msfocus.org/info_symptoms_alt.php                                                       MSF

http://www.glyco-facts.com/ms.html

http://www.ms-cam.org/index.php3/

http://www.healingwell.com/ms/

http://ww.organichope.com/english/multiplesclerosis.htm

http://tsangenterprise.com/news77.htm  (See examples below) 

Take 5 grams of soy lecithin granules daily (store this in the refrigerator and sealed tightly to avoid exposure to oxygen. Lecithin destabilizes with oxygen). Lecithin works with EFA's and other nutrients to produce myelin. (One side effect of lecithin is elevated blood sugars).  Lecithin works with EFA's and other nutrients to produce myelin.