What is multiple sclerosis? This disease makes the immune system believe that it must attack an essential component of the human body: myelin. The immune system “believes” therefore that the latter is a foreign body. It particularly affects the central nervous system. Classified as neurodegenerative, we do not yet know what causes this disease in those it impacts.
Incurable, non-hereditary and above all, “first cause of the un -traumatic handicap of the young adult in France”according to Caroline Bougnague, SEP referent to APF France Handicap47. Every day in France, around 15 people are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and see their lives turned upside down forever. To combat this hard disease, a meticulous program was concocted by the organizers of May in Blue.
A generous program for a blue month
From today is held in blue with its inauguration from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Agen hospital. This is the first date of this event. 10 days later, on June 16, the second big moment will be held: a rugby match! He will see the SUA team and the Mont de Marsan team oppose in a friend in partnership with the Gascon egg. There will also be the presence of an awareness of the disease. Two days later, on May 18, the spring festival in Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois will be held with the participation of the APE (parental education allowance) of Sainte-Colombe and the Rugby Health association 47.
Two days later will be just as important and poignant, with the testimonies of people affected by multiple sclerosis with AS students (Nuisy Aid Students) of IFPS Agen (Institute for the Training of Health Professionals). On May 29, an international renowned event will be organized: World Plates Sclerosis Day with a starting march at 10:30 am at Pont du Casse. Finally return to Agen hospital with a conference on this disease on June 2 at 4 p.m. at this closing month of support so special.
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The rich history of a disease still far too unknown
Plates sclerosis has a long and not very singular story behind it. The first real mentions of this disease would go back to Scandinavia Viking with an observed first case of this disease even if sources would go back to further, until the time of ancient Rome. But it was not until 1835 that the professor and anatomist Jean Cruveilhier produced the first representations of this disease, which he called “sclerosis in spots or islands”. In 1838, Robert Carswell completed this with illustrations.
The great Jean-Martin Charcot, whose Charcot’s disease takes his name, diagnoses in one of his patients the sclerosis in plate, he then achieves the first synthesis of the pathogenicity of the disease in his Lessons on nervous system diseasesand this discovery is always valid these days. Unfortunately the disease continues to boil the minds of researchers because the latter is always incurable and we do not really know its origins. This is why initiatives like Mai en Bleu are essential in society not only for future scientific discoveries but also and above all to raise awareness. So don’t hesitate to wear the blue ribbon this month!
