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Multiple Sclerosis and Children

I originally created the Multiple Sclerosis section of my website as a tribute to my father and my grandmother, both of whom died as an indirect result of the illness.

However, my life has been touched since that time by others with MS.

MS rarely affects those less than 15. But if you ever spend time with a child with MS, the fact that it is rare at that age will matter not at all.

And while MS in children is rarely the direct cause of death, if you ever witness a child with MS take her last breath as a result of complications or as an indirect result of the condition (e.g., an accident induced because of MS), you will be touched in a way that will permeate your being.

In addition to the memory of my father and grandmother, I offer the MS section of my website to all children with MS, including those I do not know, and particularly to those who have passed much too early because of the disease.

Out of respect to their families I do not disclose names or other specifics, nor do I focus either on the children or on the tragedy itself. Rather I hope that in some small way this section of my site, not only honors them and helps the families to remember them, but also helps others to understand this disease.

Children with MS: A page on Jean Sumption's International MS Support Foundation site. This page includes postings from children with MS.  ««»»

Colorado Health Site: Multiple Sclerosis and Children: Questions and answers about Multiple Sclerosis and children.  ««»»

Multiple Sclerosis in Children Abstract Index: Information about and links to articles about Multiple Sclerosis in children.  ««»»

Multiple Sclerosis in Children: A very small page from the University of Chicago Hospitals Department of Neurology.  ««»»

Multiple Sclerosis Pages On
James S. Huggins' Refrigerator Door

	The small circle indicates that the site has linked back to these Multiple Sclerosis Pages. The circle links to the page that links back to my site.

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This site was a Medinex Certified Health Site and subscribed to the Medinex Code of Ethics. [NB: These links point to an archive of the actual page which is no longer available. The archive is hosted by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. The assets of Medinex were sold in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale in March 2003. The future of the Medinex certification and code of ethics program is uncertain at this time but it is unlikely to continue. I maintain this information for reference.]