Wheelchair Kamikaze

The Rants, Ruminations, and Reflections of a Mad MStery Patient

Showing posts with label NMSS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NMSS. Show all posts
Monday, March 9, 2015

National MS Society Decision Makers Take Big Bucks from Big Pharma

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As I detailed in two recent Wheelchair Kamikaze essays, the American National Multiple Sclerosis Society has repeatedly rejected grant propo...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

National MS Society FAIL: UPDATE – The NMSS Responds

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First, I’d like to thank all who helped contribute to the online dialogue (some might even call it a brouhaha) spurred by my last post on ...
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Friday, February 6, 2015

National MS Society FAIL! Repeatedly Refuses to Fund Only Ongoing FDA Approved MS Stem Cell Trial…

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The National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), by far the largest MS nonprofit organization in the US, has three times rejected grant app...
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Sunday, August 15, 2010

Some Unsolicited Advice for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society

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The fall issue of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's magazine Momentum includes an article entitled "Safe Travels through t...
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Thursday, April 8, 2010

CCSVI Live Web Forum April 14

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A few days ago, I received this notice from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society: On April 14, 12 p.m. ET the National Multiple Sclerosis...
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The Wheelchair Kamikaze
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I'm Marc, a 53-year-old male, living in New York City with my lovely and wonderful wife Karen. Diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis in March of 2003, I now require a wheelchair to get around the city. I like to drive the wheelchair at full speed, thus the moniker "Wheelchair Kamikaze". I've managed to rig a camera to my chair, so I'm able to take videos and still photos from the unique vantage point of a wheelchair, which I intend to post here. Before getting sick, I was the Director of DVD Production for one of the major international music companies. Yes, I was once a member of the Evil Empire... Prior to my enlistment in the Evil Empire, I worked as a video producer and editor. I grew up in New York City, and spent the 1980s in Boston (college and postcollege rock 'n roll craziness). During the 1990s, I lived in South Florida, until I woke up one morning and realized I was living in South Florida, came to my senses, and moved back to New York. I hope you like my blog...
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