What color is MS Awareness Month?
The color orange represents MS awareness. Another simple way to spread awareness about MS is to wear this color throughout March. This can include an orange t-shirt, an orange rubber wristband, an orange ribbon, or an orange lapel pin.
Why is orange the color for MS?
The orange awareness ribbon is for Multiple Sclerosis. The butterfly is because when you look at an MRI of the brain, it is shaped like a butterfly. The multitude of colors in the butterfly represent the constant changing symptoms and unpredictable course of MS.
Is today Awareness Day for MS?
World MS Day: May 30, 2022 In 2009, the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) and its members initiated the first World MS Day. Together we have reached hundreds of thousands of people around the world, with a campaign focusing on a different theme each year.
What does MS Day stand for?
World MS Day is officially marked on 30 May each year. Events and campaigns take place throughout the month of May. It brings the global MS community together to share stories, raise awareness and campaign with and for everyone affected by multiple sclerosis