Episode 261: Service Dogs for People Living With MS with Trevor Hardy

When you're living with MS, even the most mundane daily tasks can sometimes be challenging. There are days when opening a door, taking things out of a drawer or a cupboard, or picking something up from the floor can all seem out of reach. Those just happen to be some of the many tasks that a service dog can help you with. This week, attorney Trevor Hardy joins me to talk about the impact that his service dog, Tristan, has had on his life.  We're also reviewing what you need to know about monkeypox and MS. We'll share the results from a Phase 3 clinical trial for Ublituximab, an investigational anti-cd20 therapy for MS. We'll talk with Dr. Roberto-Alfonso Dunn about the results of a study that he recently headed up at Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center. And we'll share results from a study that attempted to identify specific factors at the time of diagnosis that could be predictive of future physical and mental health-related quality of life. We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??! This Week: Study results and service dogs  :23 Monkeypox and MS: What you need to know  1:13 Results from the Phase 3 clinical trial for Ublituximab  6:03 Study results offer potentially encouraging news for people with MS on b-cell depleting therapies  8:58 Clues at the time of diagnosis are shown to be predictive of future physical and mental health-related quality of life  17:20 Trevor Hardy discusses how his service dog, Tristan, has changed his life  24:33 Share this episode  36:22 Download the RealTalk MS app for your iOS or Android device   36:42 SHARE THIS EPISODE OF REALTALK MS Just copy this link & paste it into your text or email: https://realtalkms.com/261 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] Phone: (310) 526-2283 And don't forget to join us in the RealTalk MS Facebook group! 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 National MS Society COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for People Living with MS https://www.nationalmssociety.org/coronavirus-covid-19-information/multiple-sclerosis-and-coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine-guidance Monkeypox and MS: What You Need to Know https://www.nationalmssociety.org/About-the-Society/News/Monkeypox CDC: Monkeypox Vaccines https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/vaccines.html STUDY: Ublituximab versus Teriflunomide in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa22019094 STUDY: Physical and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life Trajectories Among People with Multiple Sclerosishttps://n.neurology.org/content/early/2022/08/10/WNL.000000000200931 Join the RealTalk MS Facebook Group https://facebook.com/groups/realtalkms Download the RealTalk MS App for iOS Devices https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/realtalk-ms/id1436917200 Download the RealTalk MS App for Android Deviceshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.wizzard.android.realtalk Give RealTalk MS a rating and review http://www.realtalkms.com/review Follow RealTalk MS on Twitter, @RealTalkMS_jon, and subscribe to our newsletter at our website, RealTalkMS.com. RealTalk MS Episode 261 Guest: Dr. Roberto-Alfonso Dunn and Trevor Hardy Tags: MS, MultipleSclerosis, MSResearch, MSSociety, RealTalkMS Privacy Policy