MS is Chronic Season 3: Episode 2 Trishna Bharadia

Welcome to MS is Chronic.

Now into Season 3 and another fabulous guest.

Trishna Bharadia MFPM(hon) Multi Award-Winning Patient Leader and Patient Engagement Professional.

Trishna will be familiar to many people in the MS community. Diagnosed with RRMS in 2008 Trishna very quickly became an MS Adovocate and Patient Leader in the MS Community and Asian MS.

(From MS Society website) Asian MS

Asian MS is a national support group that offers tailored and culturally-sensitive services for Asian people with MS, their carers, friends and family.

It's aimed at people whose heritage originates from South Asia.

We aim to:

• raise awareness and dispel ignorance of MS in the Asian community
• bring people within the Asian MS community together through various channels and means
• raise money for services to help people affected by MS from the Asian community
• represent the views and support needs of Asians affected by MS within the MS Society and wider MS community which is part of https://www.mssociety.org.uk/

Asian MS offers:

• information and education
• webinars
• literature on MS in English
• literature on MS in Asian languages
• guidance and support for living a healthy lifestyle with MS, contextualised for the Asian community

Support and connection to the MS community:

• virtual chai and chat meet ups
• social media community
• telephone support
• newsletter

Find Asian MS on Facebook

Find Asian MS on Instagram

Find Asian MS on LinkedIn

Trishna includes, public speaking, campaigning, peer review publications and media work in the work she does across the MS community.

A highlight for Trishna was being part of the 2015 Peoples Strictly For Comic Relief. Trishna was nominated by her sisters and it led to an amazing experience for Trishna. It also gave Multiple Sclerosis the highest profile so far on telly. Leading to connections and wider awareness. Millions of viewers across the world tuning in.

The links below are to Trishna's website - please do take the time to have a look.

https://www.trishnabharadia.co.uk/

This is a great listen and I am sure you will enjoy what Trishna has to say.

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Happy Listening,

All the best,

Barney Black

Produced by Barney Black

Music by Mike Lee

A Fae The Scheme Production