Spring 2012 MSConnection New Mexico

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SELF-HELP GROUP The National MS Society offers a variety of Self-Help Groups throughout New Mexico. For a complete list, visit MSNewMexico.org.

MEETINGS Newly Diagnosed/Contact: Michele 1-505-821-1099 1- 2:30 p.m. third Thursday of each month (beginning in Sept.) North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, 7521 Carmel Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM Roswell/Contact: Shellie 1-575-624-0573 4:30 - 6 p.m. fourth Tuesday of each month Roswell Adult Center, 807 North Missouri, Roswell, NM Silver City/Contact: Marcia 1-575-534-0609 11:30 a.m. first Tuesday of each month Un Mundo Restaurant, 700 N. Bullard Street, Silver City, NM Stay-at-Home Telephone 10 a.m. third Wednesday of each month 1-888-346-3659, passcode 64552 (no registration required; designed for people diagnosed with MS for five years or more)

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Results of a clinical trial involving 10 people with secondary-progressive MS suggest that injecting a person’s own bone marrow stem cells appears safe and may be beneficial in helping to protect the nervous system from injury from MS. Further trials now underway should further establish the safety and potential benefit of this approach for treating multiple sclerosis.

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www.BikeMSNewMexico.org Knowledge Is Power is a six-week, free, at-home educational program for people who are newly diagnosed. Mail or email formats. To register, call 1-800-344-4867, or visit www.nationalMSsociety.org/knowledge.

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