The view from Shift.ms with Mark Webb | S3E3

Welcome to Living Well with MS, where we welcome Mark Webb as our guest. Mark is a writer, wheelchair rugby athlete and head of communications for Shift.ms, a charity and social network for people who live with MS. He’s a champion of all things MS, especially related to diversity and inclusion.  

   

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Topics and Timestamps:  

01:10 Can you tell our audience a little bit about yourself?  

02:15 Can you tell us a little about Shift.ms.?  

08:47 What's your personal mission and motivation to help the MS community? 

10:58 In terms of your MS, when were you diagnosed and how did it impact your life?  

15:28 Could you tell us a bit about wheelchair rugby and your sporting endeavors? 

19:26 How has wheelchair rugby helped you build strength and confidence?  

22:44 What would your advice be for people with MS that have mobility issues about getting more active?  

25:10 what's your view on how the variety of symptoms that people have got and how diversity in the MS community is treated? 

28:50 How do you think we can all make the MS community more inclusive?  

32:24 You’re a busy guy, but you still find time for public speaking, including a TED talk. What do you present on?  

37:12 2020 was a tough year for all of us. What are you most hopeful about for 2021?  

 

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• Check out Mark’s blog  
• Check out Mark’s Instagram 
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