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Facts and Information. Your Questions Answered
In this section you will find some useful information. May we encourage you to read through it.
We hope this website is useful and ask that you
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Us Know what we can do to improve it.
MS - Some Facts
MS is a non contagious disease of the Central Nervous
System. It causes damage to myelin, which protects all of our nerve fibres.
This causes disruption of the "messages" to and from the brain.
It is this disruption which causes the symptoms of MS.
- An estimated 85,000 people have MS in the UK, that's one person in
every 700
- In a 1994 survey, 44% of MS patients reported impaired speech and
voice
- In the same survey, 16% reported that a speech disorder was one of
their greatest problems
- Speakeasier estimates that over
1% of the MS population will require a communication aid at some time
- 2,500 are diagnosed in the UK every year
- MS affects more women than men at a ratio of 3:2
- MS is usually diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 45. MS strikes
in the prime of life
- The cause of MS is unknown
- There is, as yet, no known cure for MS
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| Our Mission |
Our purpose is simple. To help people with MS
who lose their speech, by funding the purchase of communication
aids where statutory funding is unavailable.
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| Help is at hand |
If you need to talk to someone, we are just a
phone call away.
Contact Speakeasier
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| Fundraising, News and Events |
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Click here for details
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Sponsored Parachute Jump August 2008
Jump for joy on 2nd August and help someone to speak
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Alderton Football Match Dec 2007
This event raised over £5,000 for Speakeasier
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Sponsored Parachute Jump April 2007
48 jumpers raised over £20,000 for Speakeasier
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