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NGOs Councilmember Hall, Antonia Lopez, Lorca encouraged to participate in these information and awareness activities of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society III Health Area (EEA III).
Councilmember NGOs Lorca, Antonia Lopez, Lorca encouraged to participate in these activities to inform and sensitize the National Multiple Sclerosis Health Area III (EEA III) organized during this day to commemorate the National Multiple Sclerosis Day, which is celebrated tomorrow.
Specifically, during the day this group used the booth installed by the City of Alameda in the Constitution to inform the public about this disease and its activities AEMAIII also installing a tent symptoms simulation workshops' Ponte in my place ', so that citizens can know how they feel sick with multiple sclerosis.
The president of this association, Franz Joseph Vas, explained that in addition to this activity they plan to erect and petitionary tables at the weekly markets, tomorrow Sotana, Puerto Lumbreras Friday and Saturday in Eagles, as this association has scope as these municipalities.
EEA III attends at headquarters that the city of Lorca who has given in the House of NGOs for people affected by multiple sclerosis or similar illnesses and their families through social services and nursing care, psychological support, physical and cognitive rehabilitation speech therapy, workshops, etc..
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system.
Is present worldwide and is one of the most common neurological disease among the population aged 20 to 30 years.
It can cause symptoms such as fatigue, loss of balance, pain, visual and cognitive impairments, speech difficulties, tremor, etc..
The course of this disease can not be predicted: while in some cases allows an almost "normal" life, in other quality of life can be greatly affected, with most people is between the two extremes.
It is not contagious or hereditary, nor mortal.
It affects people early in their careers, when they are starting their life projects, and occurs more frequently (more than double) in women than in men.
So far, its cause and its cure is unknown.
In the past 20 years the Spanish population with multiple sclerosis has increased by 50%, a new case diagnosed every 5 hours.
In fact, 46,000 people have Multiple Sclerosis in Spain, 600,000 in Europe, and over 2,000,000 worldwide.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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