Our relationships with the people around us, whether family, friends, partners or work colleagues, are important for our emotional health and practical support. But sometimes MS can feel like a barrier to those relationships, making it harder to maintain the ones that matter to us or develop new ones in the future. So today we are going to dive into some of those issues. We will be joined by Billy from shift. MS who lives with MS himself and Flora from or MS Trust helpline.

Episode notes:
- Relationships and family life - Information from the MS Trust: mstrust.org.uk/life-ms/relationships-and-family-life
- Talking with fiends and family about MS - Information from the MS Trust: mstrust.org.uk/life-ms/family-and-relationships/talking-friends-and-family
-Information for carers - Information from the MS Trust:mstrust.org.uk/life-ms/family-and-relationships/information-carers
- MS Trust booklet; Someone I know has MS: shop.mstrust.org.uk/publications/someone-i-know-has-ms/
- MS Trust booklet; Kid's guide to MS: shop.mstrust.org.uk/publications/kids-guide-to-ms/
- Caring for someone with MS - Podcast from the MS Trust: mstrust.org.uk/resources/podcasts-ms-trust/caring-someone-ms
-MS Trust Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/multiplesclerosistrust
-Shift.ms -a social network and community for people with MS: shift.ms
-Shift.ms Buddy system: shift.ms/the-buddy-network
-Relationships and MS - webinar from MS Society Ireland: youtube.com/watch?v=zcp92YezvZM

Next episode
Our next podcast will be on disease modifying Drugs and MS, where we are hoping to dive into the world of MS treatments and answer some questions on the subject that you may have. If you have anything to say about DMT’s or that you want to ask about we would love to hear from you and your comment may even be featured on the episode! (it can remain totally anonymous)  You can drop us a voice note or message via WhatsApp on 07458303326. Alternatively, you can email mystory@mstrust.org.uk. It can be totally anonymous.

WhatsApp messages aren’t monitored by our MS Helpline team so if you’ve got a question about life with MS that needs answering, please contact them directly on 0800 032 38 39 or email ask@mstrust.org.uk.