Eh, it's a take off on "This is Spinal Tap." MS is not a death sentence, so we wanted to avoid such heavy-handed names like 'mshope' or 'beatms.' Plus, it's easy to spell, and hopefully, to remember. But admittedly, pretty difficult for those of us suffering from dyslexia-- Sorry!

We're a group of friends who have been affected by MS in various ways--some are generally interested in autoimmune diseases, some have it, some have significant others who have it, others still have best friends or parents. All of us are disgusted with the state of treatments today and at the same time, brimming with excitement over what's being done in the research and drug pipeline field.

We're taking a stance of anonymity for a reason-- this site is to remain unbiased and focused on MS, not us. We contribute by using our skills to create a community and fill it with content, the rest is up to our users such as yourself.