May is MS Awareness Month with the launch of #WeChallengeMS, a nationwide virtual movement urging people to turn everyday acts into extraordinary actions. Throughout the month, MS communities across the country will connect virtually to rally with the tens of thousands of Canadians affected by MS.
Guest: Pamela Valentine, president and CEO, MS Society of Canada.
A weekly survey has been conducted since mid-March, asking what people they are concerned about, what they are grateful for, their coping and protective behaviours, knowledge of, and adherence to, public health policies and what sources they trust for information about the pandemic.
Guest: Sarah Thorne, President and CEO, Decision • Partners
She's a Hamilton Psychologist, dealing with Trauma, Grief, PTSD, Traumatic Bereavement and is an advocate for an improved mental health system. She's also a mother of 3, two living. Yet, with all that deals with personally and professionally, she wants to give back to the community.
Guest: Lori Triano.