Spotlight on M.S. (Sens. Olympia Snowe and Bob Casey)

This past week, we introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Education and Awareness Month in March. MS affects approximately 400,000 Americans of all ages, genders, races and ethnicities. Multiple Sclerosis is a disease in the central nervous system without a cure and affects a patient’s immune system and the cause is still unknown. The resolution recognizes and reaffirms our commitment to combating MS by promoting awareness about its causes and risks by promoting new education programs, supporting research and expanding access to medical treatment.

By promoting awareness of its causes and risks and by promoting new education programs, supporting research and expanding access to medical treatment, we can work to find a cure. It is also my hope that this Resolution will help us to more consciously recognize all Americans living with Multiple Sclerosis.

We live in an age of possibility, where all that stands in the way of curing our most degenerative illnesses is the will and commitment to do so. Too little is known about this disease that affects hundreds and thousands of Americans. In an age where technology and innovation have launched a new race for medical achievement, we have the opportunity and obligation to find a cure for M.S.