Happy Christmas
Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 9:29 am
Dear all,
Hope you all have a Happy Christmas (sorry if this offends US users, but this 'Happy Holidays' thing doesn't do it for me. All religions have their special days so why should those who follow christianity shy away from naming religious festivals?).
This period is usually associated with hope for the future. Let's hope the new year brings some hope for ms sufferers. It might be useful if we could put together a calendar for the new year highlighting dates when trial results are expected. Aimspro results are due out mid-2005 (and the Aimspro trials for optic neurosis should be out any time). But there must be other trials due to report in 2005). Tysabri second year data should also be released at some stage. New (and hopefully better) treatments are the things that give us hope for the future. On this note, I think we need to be a bit more positive when trial results are published. We all know that drugs companies' are in it for the money but there does seem to be a tendency to trash every bit of trials data that comes along.
I'd like to thank the younger ones who use this site. Being diagnosed at 39 felt like the end of the world (and still often does), but hearing of those diagnosed at 13/14 etc is humbling. I think you are incredibly courageous and wish you all the best.
Bromley
Hope you all have a Happy Christmas (sorry if this offends US users, but this 'Happy Holidays' thing doesn't do it for me. All religions have their special days so why should those who follow christianity shy away from naming religious festivals?).
This period is usually associated with hope for the future. Let's hope the new year brings some hope for ms sufferers. It might be useful if we could put together a calendar for the new year highlighting dates when trial results are expected. Aimspro results are due out mid-2005 (and the Aimspro trials for optic neurosis should be out any time). But there must be other trials due to report in 2005). Tysabri second year data should also be released at some stage. New (and hopefully better) treatments are the things that give us hope for the future. On this note, I think we need to be a bit more positive when trial results are published. We all know that drugs companies' are in it for the money but there does seem to be a tendency to trash every bit of trials data that comes along.
I'd like to thank the younger ones who use this site. Being diagnosed at 39 felt like the end of the world (and still often does), but hearing of those diagnosed at 13/14 etc is humbling. I think you are incredibly courageous and wish you all the best.
Bromley