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Memory & Thinking

1 July 2008, Peterborough, Marriott Hotel

 

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Abseil and Zip Slide

From: 12 July 2008
Until: 13 July 2008
Location: Newport Transporter Bridge

 

University of Birmingham - Three Peaks Challenge

From: 12 July 2008
Until: 13 July 2008
Location: Three Peaks

 

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Abseil and Zip Slide

From: 12 July 2008
Until: 13 July 2008
Location: Newport Transporter Bridge

 

University of Birmingham - Three Peaks Challenge

From: 12 July 2008
Until: 13 July 2008
Location: Three Peaks

 

Wheel & Walk

13 July 2008, Windsor Great Park

 

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Awareness Talk: Shrinking the monster

16 July 2008, King’s Fund, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0AN

6.30pm - 8.30pm

 

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Icelandic Lava Trek 23rd July

From: 23 July 2008
Until: 27 July 2008
Location: Iceland

 

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Icelandic Lava Trek 23rd July

From: 23 July 2008
Until: 27 July 2008
Location: Iceland

 

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Icelandic Lava Trek 23rd July

From: 23 July 2008
Until: 27 July 2008
Location: Iceland

 

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Icelandic Lava Trek 23rd July

From: 23 July 2008
Until: 27 July 2008
Location: Iceland

 

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Icelandic Lava Trek 23rd July

From: 23 July 2008
Until: 27 July 2008
Location: Iceland

 

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Mazda London Triathlon 2008

From: 9 August 2008
Until: 10 August 2008
Location: ExCel Centre, London Docklands

 

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Charity Cricket Match

10 August 2008, Sidley Cricket Club

 

Mazda London Triathlon 2008

From: 9 August 2008
Until: 10 August 2008
Location: ExCel Centre, London Docklands

 

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Raydon Gala Charity Ball

5 September 2008, Heckfield Place Hotel, near Basingstoke

 

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Cloverleaf Historic Car Rally

6 September 2008, Heydon Grange Golf and Country Club, SG8 7NS

 

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adidas Women's 5K Challenge

7 September 2008, Hyde Park, Liverpool and Birmingham

 

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London to Paris Cycle Ride

From: 10 September 2008
Until: 14 September 2008
Location: London and Paris

 

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London to Paris Cycle Ride

From: 10 September 2008
Until: 14 September 2008
Location: London and Paris

 

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Guiness world record attempt at longest tennis doubles match!

From: 12 September 2008
Until: 14 September 2008
Location: LA Fitness Health Club, Maidstone, Kent.

 

London to Paris Cycle Ride

From: 10 September 2008
Until: 14 September 2008
Location: London and Paris

 

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Guiness world record attempt at longest tennis doubles match!

From: 12 September 2008
Until: 14 September 2008
Location: LA Fitness Health Club, Maidstone, Kent.

 

London to Paris Cycle Ride

From: 10 September 2008
Until: 14 September 2008
Location: London and Paris

 

MS Society AGM 2008

From: 13 September 2008
Until: 14 September 2008
Location: Sofitel Hotel, Heathrow, London

 

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Guiness world record attempt at longest tennis doubles match!

From: 12 September 2008
Until: 14 September 2008
Location: LA Fitness Health Club, Maidstone, Kent.

 

London to Paris Cycle Ride

From: 10 September 2008
Until: 14 September 2008
Location: London and Paris

 

MS Society AGM 2008

From: 13 September 2008
Until: 14 September 2008
Location: Sofitel Hotel, Heathrow, London

 

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Berlin Marathon

28 September 2008, Berlin

 

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"Run to the Beat" Half Marathon

5 October 2008, Greenwich, London

 

BUPA Great North Run

5 October 2008, UK - Newcastle

 

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Tiptree 10 Mile Road Race

12 October 2008, Tiptree

 

Royal Parks Half Marathon

12 October 2008, Central London

 

Chicago Marathon

12 October 2008, Chicago

 

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ING Amsterdam Marathons

19 October 2008, Amsterdam

 

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BUPA Great South Run

26 October 2008, Portsmouth

 

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ING New York Marathon

2 November 2008, New York, USA

 

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Pukka Chukka's World Elephant Polo Attempt

From: 30 November 2008
Until: 6 December 2008
Location: Nepal

 

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Pukka Chukka's World Elephant Polo Attempt

From: 30 November 2008
Until: 6 December 2008
Location: Nepal

 

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Pukka Chukka's World Elephant Polo Attempt

From: 30 November 2008
Until: 6 December 2008
Location: Nepal

 

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Pukka Chukka's World Elephant Polo Attempt

From: 30 November 2008
Until: 6 December 2008
Location: Nepal

 

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Pukka Chukka's World Elephant Polo Attempt

From: 30 November 2008
Until: 6 December 2008
Location: Nepal

 

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Pukka Chukka's World Elephant Polo Attempt

From: 30 November 2008
Until: 6 December 2008
Location: Nepal

 

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Pukka Chukka's World Elephant Polo Attempt

From: 30 November 2008
Until: 6 December 2008
Location: Nepal

 

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High Atlas summit trek

From: 20 May 2009
Until: 25 May 2009
Location: Morocco

 

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High Atlas summit trek

From: 20 May 2009
Until: 25 May 2009
Location: Morocco

 

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High Atlas summit trek

From: 20 May 2009
Until: 25 May 2009
Location: Morocco

 

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High Atlas summit trek

From: 20 May 2009
Until: 25 May 2009
Location: Morocco

 

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High Atlas summit trek

From: 20 May 2009
Until: 25 May 2009
Location: Morocco

 

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High Atlas summit trek

From: 20 May 2009
Until: 25 May 2009
Location: Morocco

 

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European Parliament to Debate Louise's Call for Better MS Care

11 Dec 2003
Louise McVay, a 31-year-old UK woman with multiple sclerosis, goes to Strasbourg next week to hear if the European Parliament will act on her plea for all EU countries to provide equal access to quality healthcare services for people with the most common disabling neurological condition striking at young adults.
Louise, from Loughborough, petitioned the Parliament after writing "in desperation" to the President on behalf of many of the 400,000 people with MS across Europe being denied access to proper treatment and support. The Parliament's Committee of Petitions, in cooperation with the Committee of Employment and Social Affairs, has now drawn up a report which also embraces MS research and employment issues. A motion for resolution will be debated on Thursday 18 December 2003.

It calls for

Louise was diagnosed with MS in July 2000. For some time she was partially paralysed, with no coordination or balance, and suffering double vision. Unable to walk, she was suddenly completely dependent on others. After being refused social services and benefits help, the "last straw" came when because of post-code prescribing she was turned down for disease-modifying drugs (beta interferons and glatiramer acetate).

She wrote to her MP and then to the Prime Minister, receiving "the standard reply". "In August 2001, I just sat on the internet wondering who was in a higher position than him and thought of the European Parliament.

"I went on to their website and found the name and contact details of the president and wrote explaining the difficulties of people with MS in the UK and asked for her help. I had a personal reply, saying my case was being forwarded to the Petitions Committee."

Though Louise did subsequently receive beta interferon after the Department of Health launched its risk-sharing scheme in 2002, she says has become more determined than ever to press the case for equal access to high quality treatments and services for everyone living with MS.

She told the Petitions Committee, "I am a strong person who fights hard to get what I rightfully should receive. Others are not in a position to be like this."

Also attending the debate will be Sarah Phillips, chairman of the UK Multiple Sclerosis Society, as well as representatives of the European MS Platform and of other national Societies.
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