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October 2018

Oct 30 2018
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MS Camp and Deepawali Celebration

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The program started with the breakfast after which welcome address was given by Mr. Shankar. Mr. Punkaj spoke on the ICTRIMS conference he attended which was held in Kochi.

Dr. Shashikanth rendered a speech on Integrated Medicines, Yoga & Ayurveda to the audience.

After that Mrs. Geetha Balaji & Mrs. Kala performed a skit which portrayed the difficulties of an MS person facing bladder issues & the problem faced while using a public toilet. This skit was rendered in a jovial manner where everyone enjoyed. Then Ms. Kavitha Jayaram & MS person Megha’s mother rendered songs as the part of Diwali celebrations. The audience joined in the song along with them. Homemade chocolates prepared by Megha was distributed to everyone present.

Shankar announced about the introduction of special services from MSSI like Doctor’s home visit to each MS person’s houses monthly once on a rotational basis. Requested everyone to inform Rani like whoever is interested to give the names so that necessary arrangements can be done accordingly. MS persons were very interested in this initiative & started giving the names.

Dr. Shashikanth handed over a wheelchair to MS person Leullin Leo & Lalitha handed over Adult Diapers to Archana’s father which were donated by MSSI. As a part of Diwali celebration, MSSI distributed sweets and Diyas to all MS persons.

Finally, individual consultations were held by Dr. Shashikant & Physiotherapy consultations by Mr. Sudeep & Mr. Safraz.

Oct 28 2018
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Diwali Celebrations – Mumbai

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MSSI Mumbai celebrated Diwali festival with MS Families& friends on 28th Oct, 2018 from 4 – 7.30 pm at Shanmukhnanda Fine Arts, Sion, Mumbai.

A total of 160 persons attended. Each MSP or their family were given 4 T-shirts & a sweet box as a Diwali Gift. All guests were given sumptuous snacks boxes.

Mrs. Sundari Raju, Hon Jt. Treasurer welcomed all & sang the Ganpati Vandana.

Vice Chairperson Sheela Chitnis gave a brief message requesting all MS families to get involved with MSSI work. She then introduced the new Managing Committee & they were presented with Tulsi Plants.

Dr. Rekha Bhatkhande, Hon. Sec. requested MS families to avail benefits of Shushrusha Hospital Project.  Sandeep Chitnis, National Vice President & Chairperson, Mumbai informed all that Multiple Sclerosis is now included in the newly passed Disability Act & offered MSSI’s help to get new Disability Certificate for various benefits to MSPs.

He then introduced Chief Guest of the evening, Dr. Debashish Das and his wife Nayana. Dr.Das of Das Hospital, Chembur, is a famous Laparoscopic & General Surgeon. Dr. Das with his inspirational speech for a positive outlook in life encouraged all.

Diwali Dhamaka started with Lavani dance by MSP Sudha Kulkarni. & dances by truly adorable children of MSPs.

Then Our Guest Mandar Parkhi, popular Composer, Singer, Pianist, captivated the audience with his marvellous voice. Children & even others joined him in dancing on stage.

Tulsi plants were given as Tokens of appreciation to all participants.

Then the much-awaited Raffle draw started. Distributions of Prizes from the Raffle draw were presented by Dr. Das.

All went home with a Smile on their faces & Gifts in their hands.

Oct 27 2018
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Diwali Celebrations

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MSSI – Chennai Chapter “Face to Face” Programme was a Diwali Celebration on 27-10-2018. It started with the Meditation session of  MS Persons and Care Givers by Dr. R.J. Kalpana , Trainer from “Institute of Heartfulness”. It was a 30 minute follow up session after the inaugural session on 11-08-18. Our MS Persons and their care giver enjoyed and felt relaxed at the end of the meditation session.

At our DIWALI CELEBRATION, our MS Persons and the caregivers were eagerly waiting to enjoy the evening. BNY Mellon Volunteers started with a game Best out of Waste. MS Persons were divided into 4 groups and were given newspapers to each individual and were asked to create things out of it and our MS Persons actively participated and expressed their own creativity in this game. One of the BNY Mellon volunteers started to give a karaoke performance and then slowly our MS Persons and caregivers came forward and sang,  all of them enjoyed by cheering each other. Another BNY Mellon volunteer Santhoshini came forward and entertained our MS Persons with her energetic dance performance. After this BNY Mellon volunteers started with Housie game and the gifts were distributed to the winners.

Then we moved on to another great day of celebrating Month of Carer or Caregiver. Gifts were given to different categories of caregivers and they are:

  • Raman – Best Care Giver Spouse
  • Jayalakshmi – Best Care Giver Mother
  • Jayaseelan and Mrs. J. Shanthi – Best Care Giver Parents
  • Subashini – Best Care Giver Friend
  • Vijayalakshmi – Best Care Giver Daughter
  • Chitra – Best Care Giver Sister

A birthday cake was cut by those who celebrated their birthday this month. They are– Mrs. Kalaivani, Mrs. Parveen and Mrs. P. Mahalashmi, to the singing of happy birthday by everyone.

The meeting ended with a high tea.

The evening came to a happy ending with MS person, by distributing Diwali gifts to each family and wishing them Happy Diwali.

Oct 21 2018
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Talk by Dr. Srikanth Jawalkar

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In our October monthly meeting which was held on 21/10/2018, we MSSI Hyderabad chapter invited Dr. Srikanth Jawalkar a senior consultant neurologist with 40 years of experience.

He had a one to one interaction with PwMS and caregivers.

Dr Srikanth a Senior consultant with Apollo and Yashoda hospitals, shared facts on MS and its management to new depths.

One of the vital insight into MS management is that anxiety may exist alongside the various drugs which are being used to manage MS today and the same should not be treated as exigency.

Different people respond in a different manner to the medication hence efficacy and result of any medication cannot be generalized.

Awareness is a key important issue as an early diagnosis of MS does help in managing the ailment effectively in the long run and helps maintain a better quality of life for the affected individuals

Insight on a number of drugs was spoken and he emphasized on physiotherapy for effective management.

 

Oct 07 2018
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Seva Mela – Chennai

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Multiple Sclerosis Society of India – Chennai Chapter participated in Seva Mela on 6th and 7th of October 2018 at Lady Andal School, Harington Road, Chetpet, Chennai.  Seva Mela is an expression of the joy of service to humanity by bringing together social workers, corporate, volunteers and colleges under one roof. Seva Mela 2018 was celebrated as part of the Battle of The Buffet 2018. Seva Mela aims to raise awareness of key issues. It has been curated with an objective to build a bridge between society and social causes that need attention through a series of interactive and fun sessions. Seva Mela 2018 exhibited close to 100 NGO’s and it is an opportunity for the public to know their work and engage with them.

The much-needed awareness on Multiple Sclerosis was created by the distribution of Pamphlets, Handprint Campaign. Apart from that, in general, the public was also entertained to games like Carom board, Snake & Ladder, Ring game and Selfie Board. Gifts were given to the winners. The two-day event gave us a wonderful opportunity to create awareness about Multiple Sclerosis. 10 BNY Melon Volunteers proved to be handy in creating the much-needed awareness of MS.

Oct 06 2018
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Picnic to Chondhe Farms with MSPs

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A picnic was organised to Chondhe Farms near Lonikand, on Saturday 6th October 2018, a distance of about 25 Km from Kalyani Nagar.

Two Buses were hired from Penosh. Keeping in mind the MSP’s convenience, two pick up locations were fixed. One at the office address and another one at Narpatgiri Chowk Mangalwar Peth.

Two BNY Mellon volunteers picked up patients from their residence and bought them to the Kalyani Nagar bus stand and dropped them home after the picnic.

The Buses left from the office address at 10.00 am and reached picnic site 11.00 am. 18 MSPs, 22 caregivers, 15 volunteers from BNY Mellon, 5 committee members and 3 staff members i.e. a total of 63 persons attended the picnic.

In the bus, we served Chatni sandwiches and bananas to all the participants. The sandwiches and water bottles had been ordered from Mr Rohit Nigade a registered MS person who runs a catering business.

BNY Mellon volunteers helped wheelchair bound MSPs and other MSPs reach the Entertainment Hall where the entire day was to be spent. Breakfast was served at about 11.30 am. Volunteers served the breakfast to MSPs and their caregivers on their table. Everyone interacted with each other and were happy to talk and express themselves.

After breakfast, the DJ invited by Chondhe Farms presented few beautiful Bollywood songs. Our staff member Firoz Khoja and some MSPs also sang songs and entertained the audience.

Lunch was served at 1.30pm. As expected the volunteers did their best in serving the lunch to MSPs and caregivers. MSPs were very happy and enjoyed the delicious lunch.

Post lunch we had Magic show which was arranged by Chondhe Farms. The magician entertained the audience with his unique magic items. Magician involved MSPs and other audience members in his show which was very entertaining.

This was followed by games jointly conducted by Mrs Asha Merchant and Mr Laxman Iyer. Many novel ideas were there in these games and everyone participated enthusiastically.  All participants were given gifts.

Then our Committee Members Ms Gayatri Joshi and Mr Laxman Iyer put up a beautiful skit which highlighted the importance of the caregiver’s role. Both of them performed their parts brilliantly and everyone present was very touched with the act.

High Tea was served around 5.00 pm. The picnic activities ended at about 6.00 pm. The Buses left for their respective destination at about 6.30 pm.

 

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