National Women’s History Month
March 8th is international Women’s Day and has been around
since 1911.
•March
7, 2020-February 28, 2021 The Bold Women Change History exhibit will be at the
Byers-Evans House Museum (1310 Bannock Street, Denver CO 80204).
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National Disabilities Awareness
Month
Disabilities can take all shapes and forms. Some are even invisible.
•March 27, 2020 8th Annual Film Festival Reframe Disability (Lory Student Center Theature CSU)
6-8pm
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National MS Education and
Awareness Month
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has a good explanation of what
MS is: “In multiple sclerosis (MS),
damage to the myelin coating around the nerve fibers in the central nervous
system (CNS) and to the nerve fibers themselves interferes with the
transmission of nerve signals between the brain, spinal cord and the rest of
the body. Disrupted nerve signals cause the symptoms of MS, which vary from one
person to another and over time for any given individual, depending on where
and when the damage occurs.” (See below sites). This means that it can look
different for everyone it affects. At a recent convention I talked to a woman
that had a genetic terminal version of it. They had only given her 2 years to
live and it’s been 20. Not every case is genetic or terminal. Normally you need
to get diagnosed by a neurologist and the process can take a while. There are a
lot of resources out there and the second one below is where I would recommend
you start if you have questions about MS.
MS is really common in Colorado and the experts are still trying to figure out why. I was reading an article somewhere and it said that if you live in Colorado you more than likely know someone with MS because of how common it is. Even with the high rates of MS in Colorado, this at least means that some of the best specialists are here studying it and treating people.
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