52 Essential Inclusion Skills
Rennie Rankin, 51, Multiple Sclerosis How would you explain MS to a child? My body doesn’t protect itself like other people’s. It gets confused and instead of attacking germs, it attacks itself. This results is that the signals from my...
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Maryanne Sterling, 54, Frozen Shoulder How would you explain frozen shoulder to a child? Frozen shoulder is a condition that largely impacts women in their 50s. Scientists don’t understand why, but when our hormone levels drop due to menopause, one...
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Maddie, Age 12, Food Allergies How would you explain food allergies to a child? I have food allergies to peanuts and many tree nuts. This means that I need to carry an epi-pen with me wherever I go and be...
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Lindsey Santiago, 38, Multiple Sclerosis How would you explain Multiple Sclerosis to a child? That the signals that carry messages from my brain/spine to the rest of my body are a bit worn out and don’t work like they should,...
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Kathy Chester, Multiple Sclerosis How would you explain Multiple Sclerosis to a child? Multiple sclerosis or MS is a disease that attacks the immune system (the part of the body that protects us from things like colds and the flu). ...
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