Episode 103: Kyra Millich's MS Journey

My guest is Kyra Millich, who, until October of 2013, was a consumer protection litigator in San Francisco, recently married, and already thinking about planning a family. And that's when she received her MS diagnosis. I don't know if Kyra would say that her diagnosis changed her life, or clarified it, but I found Kyra's MS journey to be interesting, inspirational, and instructional. And I think you will too.     We're also talking about a breakthrough study in which a research team was able to reverse aging in some very specific brain stem cells in rats (and we'll tell you why that's particularly important to people living with MS!) We'll tell you about the discovery of the connection between certain MS lesions and progressive MS. There's an interesting survey on the economic impact of MS, and we want to remind you that this Thursday is Burgers to Beat MS day in Canada! We have a lot to talk about. Are you ready for RealTalk MS??! ___________   Scientists Reverse Aging in Brain Stem Cells in Rats and Why That's a Breakthrough in MS Research  1:28 Smoldering Lesions May Signal Progressive MS  6:34 Patient Registry Shows the Economic Impact of MS   9:33 "Burgers to Beat MS" is Thursday at A&W in Canada   11:32 My Interview with Kyra Millich  14:24 Have an iPhone? It's Easy to Give RealTalk MS a Rating & Review  39:22  ___________ ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION I've always thought about the RealTalk MS podcast as a conversation. And this is your opportunity to join the conversation by sharing your feedback, questions, and suggestions for topics that we can discuss in future podcast episodes. Please shoot me an email or call the RealTalk MS Listener Hotline and share your thoughts! Email: [email protected]: (310) 526-2283 ___________ LINKS If your podcast app doesn't allow you to click on these links, you'll find them in the show notes in the RealTalk MS app or at www.RealTalkMS.com Give RealTalk MS a Rating & Review  STUDY: Niche Stiffness Underlies the Ageing of Central Nervous System Progenitor Cells STUDY: Association of Chronic Active Multiple Sclerosis Lesions With Disability In Vivo Burgers to Beat MS Online Donation Page Give RealTalk MS a Rating & Review  Download the RealTalk MS App for iOS Download the RealTalk MS App for Android ___________ Follow RealTalk MS on Twitter, @RealTalkMS_jon, and subscribe to our newsletter at our website, RealTalkMS.com. RealTalk MS Episode 103 Hosted By: Jon Strum Guest: Kyra Millich Tags: MS, MultipleSclerosis, MSResearch, RealTalkMS