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SUMMARY:Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
DESCRIPTION:Why is it Important to Acknowledge Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Week?\n\n\n\nMultiple Sclerosis Awareness Week is held annually to increase awareness of the condition and unite those living with MS\, along with their supporters\, to share their experiences and break the silence surrounding it. \nIn recent years\, the campaign has focused on how MS impacts various aspects of daily life\, including employment\, relationships\, mental health\, sex\, and parenting. By highlighting real-life experiences and scientific research\, Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week encourages open conversations about symptoms\, diagnosis\, and life with MS. \nWe estimate there are over 150\,000 people with MS in the UK\, and that nearly 7\,100 people are newly diagnosed each year.   – MS Society \n  \nFind an inspirational Multiple Sclerosis Week Speaker.\nAt Great British Speakers\, we work alongside some of the country’s most inspirational and motivational disability speakers. They all have personal and/or professional reasons why they believe disability is an important topic to discuss in the workplace and healthcare settings. \n  \nIntroducing Dave Walsh\n \nBeing a hands-on father to three young children and an aspiring strongman\, Dave Walsh’s life was turned upside down overnight. He went from climbing mountains in the British Army to being unable to climb the stairs after a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. Although his ‘new normal’ is a far cry from his former life\, and the journey to get there has been fraught with mental health issues\, Dave is now a popular disability speaker our featured Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week Speaker and was named the World’s Strongest Disabled Man 2022 and retained it and Britain’s Strongest Disabled man in 2023.  Learn more about Dave Walsh HERE. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelated Articles…\n\n5 Steps to Build Confidence in Your Team Members by Motivational Speaker Dave Walsh\n\n  \nListen to the Podcast!\n \nWelcome to the Great British Speakers Podcast Series\, where we connect you with the UK’s top keynote speakers\, business leaders\, athletes\, mental health advocates\, and more. Each episode offers valuable insights and key takeaways\, highlighting the benefits of hiring a Great British Speaker for your next event. With diverse topics like mental health\, equality\, business\, and leadership\, there’s something for everyone. \n\n\n  \n\n\nLinks to Resources | Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week Support\n\nWork and MS\nHow to Support an Employee with Multiple Sclerosis\nMS Trust – Working Life\n\n  \nHire a Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week Speaker\nWith people living longer\, the number of people with MS is increasing\, and with no cure currently available\, we must continue to raise awareness in hopes of a cure.  It is essential for all industries\, particularly those in healthcare\, to be aware of Multiple Sclerosis and other disabilities and how they\, as an employer\, can support those living with it.  To book a Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week speaker\, contact Great British Speakers Jane Farnham and Steve Denison at +44 1753 439 289 or email bookings@greatbritishtalent.com
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