INSIDE THE MS SOCIETY - THE DRUGS, THE MONEY & A GAG ORDER?

from The MS Gym Podcast · host Co-hosts: Brooke Slick & Jodi Feltham

In this episode we pull back the curtain on the MS Society with MS Society Development Director, Kelly Tapper. Kelly, who has RRMS and is a veteran of HSCT (hematopoietic stem cell transplant) sets the record straight with a behind the scenes look at the services they provide, the complexities of research funding, and their mission to serve the MS community.

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EPISODE NOTES KELLY TAPPER MS SOCIETY ● Guidance for MS newbies ● Navigating the MS Society website ● The MS Navigator - your own personal MS assistant ● What services the MS Society provides that might surprise you ● Research funding - who decides? ● Show me the money! Where all the funding goes ● How does funding from pharmaceutical companies come into play? ● What the MS Society isn't ● Is the MS Society supressing information about HSCT (hematopoietic stem cell transplant)? ● A gag order ● Stem cells are the new black! ● HSCT is out of the closet MS Navigator phone number: 1-800-344-4867