2023-09-28 13:38:00
An apple for the fight against multiple sclerosis. October 4th – Day of the Gift, feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, patron saint of Italy established to celebrate the values of solidarity and subsidiarity – ‘The Apple of Aism’, the information, awareness and fundraising initiative that will return to the streets on the weekend of Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October.
For a donation of 10 euros it is possible to book your own 1.8 kg bag of Granny Smith, Golden and Noared apples by contacting the Aism provincial section of your city, whose list can be consulted on “Let’s make SM disappear with a bag of apples”, is the appeal of the Italian Multiple Sclerosis Association. With over 2 million apples many squares are colored red, yellow and green. The 14 thousand Aism volunteers distributed them throughout Italy.
Testimonial of the event, which takes place under the high patronage of the President of the Republic, chef Alessandro Borghese who recalls: “For 10 years I have been alongside Aism to fight multiple sclerosis and related pathologies. I chose to get involved personally and not stand by and watch. Only scientific research today can help us find a definitive cure, I confirm my support because a tomorrow without multiple sclerosis is possible.” In addition to Borghese, the godmother Antonella Ferrari, actress, writer and SM patient, the dancer Ivan Cottini, as well as many friends and supporters will once again be at Aism’s side.
The funds raised in the streets – Aism reports in a note – will go to guarantee and strengthen the services intended for people with MS and to support scientific research on multiple sclerosis, a disease that affects 3,600 people in Italy every year (with a new diagnosis every 3 hours). “Disorders of the neuromyelitis optica spectrum have long been considered a variant of multiple sclerosis – explains Carla Tortorella, neurologist at the San Camillo Forlanini hospital in Rome – Today scientific knowledge has allowed us to make important steps in the knowledge and diagnosis of these pathologies that have brought advances and more specific therapeutic possibilities capable of acting on the mechanisms of the disease”.
Also linked to the event is 45512, the solidarity number of Aism whose funds raised, in addition to supporting scientific research on severe forms of multiple sclerosis, will go to support the ‘Promopro-Ms Digital Edition’ project, aimed at evaluating the progression of the disease and predict its progress. The people involved will participate in the research by monitoring the perception of health status via an app and contributing to the personalization of therapeutic treatments. The donation amounts with solidarity number will be 5 or 10 euros from a call from Tim, Vodafone, WindTre, Fastweb and Tiscali landlines, 5 euros from a call from TWT, Convergenze and PosteMobile landlines and 2 euros with SMS from a personal mobile phone WindTre, Tim, Vodafone, Iliad, PosteMobile, CoopVoce and Tiscali.
Of the 137 thousand people with MS – concludes the note – 10% are children and 50% are young people under 40. Multiple sclerosis is the leading cause of neurological disability in young adults after trauma. The average social cost of the disease is 6 billion euros per year. There are between 1,500 and 2,000 cases of neuromyelitis optica.
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