I am an MS patient. I was diagnosed in 2003. I had my angioplasty done in Clearwater Florida on Nov 4th 2010. I had great results.

I have never used the MS society for anything other than scan their website. I went to a convention once to hear Terri Garr speak about her MS only to find out it was put on by a major drug company. I came away from that with pens and pencils and pads of paper and I think a key chain all with the drug company's name on it.

Has the MS Society helped any out with anything? How exactly are they spending the money donated to them to help us? Have they helped anyone financially with anything like grants to get specialized equipment or furniture or renovations?

Please help me out with this. I don't want to make an uninformed decision to not donate to them anymore. I would like my donation to go somewhere I know someone is benefiting from it, not paying the lease on the company car or the lunch tab for a lunch meeting with a drug company.

I would rather donate to an MSer raising funds for their CCSVI treatment.

Thank you