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Md. first lady has lived with MS for 20 years — what is it? – WTOP News
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Maryland first girl Daybreak Moore lately revealed one thing very private to the world. For greater than 20 years, she has lived with a number of sclerosis or MS.
Maryland first girl Daybreak Moore lately revealed one thing very private to the world. For greater than 20 years, she has lived with a number of sclerosis or MS.
Her announcement comes throughout A number of Sclerosis Consciousness Month, and she or he mentioned she is opening up about it to do exactly that — elevate consciousness.
MS is a neurological situation through which your physique’s immune system, at instances, will assault the myelin that protects an individual’s nerves. That protecting layer for the nerves comes beneath fireplace throughout what is called “assaults” or “exacerbations.”
What’s distinctive about MS is that signs can differ extensively, from imaginative and prescient points, to weak point, numbness, coordination issues and even bladder points. And it could actually even have an effect on an individual’s temper, in accordance with Dr. Robert Shin, a neurologist at MedStar Georgetown College Hospital.
When the physique assaults the protecting layer across the nerves, it leaves injury that the physique can’t heal. So, the nerve communication points brought on by that injury leads to signs, some which come and go, and others that stick round frequently.
The signs that result in a prognosis may be scary. For some, blurry imaginative and prescient and even sudden lack of imaginative and prescient in a single eye or each can result in a prognosis. For others, dizziness and vertigo result in the invention.
Since it could actually present up in so some ways, anybody with unexplained signs that final greater than 24-hours ought to go to a health care provider and get checked out.
“It actually causes every kind of various neurological signs and is definitely extra widespread than I believe lots of people understand,” Shin mentioned.
In response to the Nationwide MS Society, it’s believed 1 million People have the sickness.
“I additionally wish to emphasize that a number of sclerosis can actually have an effect on virtually anybody. It doesn’t matter should you’re Black or white, or a person or a lady,” Shin mentioned.
Nevertheless, it does seem to have an effect on ladies extra usually than males, and other people usually discover out they’ve it between the ages of 20 and 50 years previous.
Getting a prognosis requires testing, with one of the widespread methods being MRI scans of an individual’s backbone and mind.
Whereas the prognosis can really feel like a intestine punch for anybody recognized with it, Shin mentioned, in contrast to getting the prognosis within the Nineteen Seventies and Nineteen Eighties, now there are much more choices for treating the sickness, together with dozens of medication to deal with it. Additionally in contrast to a long time in the past, a prognosis as we speak doesn’t imply an individual will wind up in a wheelchair down the highway due to MS.
Shin mentioned with present remedies obtainable, many individuals wouldn’t have the ability to inform by somebody that they’ve the illness.
The remedies are simply that although, as at present, there is no such thing as a remedy for MS neither is there a therapy to repair the injury executed throughout an assault.
Like Daybreak Moore, different well-known folks have additionally chosen to share their tales, amongst them actresses Christina Applegate, Selma Blair and Jamie-Lynn Sigler. Frontman for the ’90s band Everclear Artwork Alexakis additionally has it, telling the “Mastering MS Podcast” that he solely discovered after getting checked out after a automotive crash.
MS additionally hit near dwelling for this reporter, who was recognized in 2016 — my former colleague Dave Johnson, who has moved on from his sports activities director position at WTOP, obtained his prognosis in 2019.
On Daybreak Moore’s determination to discuss her MS journey, Chartese Berry, president of the Better DC-Maryland Chapter of the Nationwide MS Society, mentioned folks telling their tales can assist others taking over the illness — a illness that may really feel isolating to some folks.
“Whenever you see somebody say, ‘I’m residing with this illness,’ and no matter which means to them, no matter their journey appears like, regardless of the prognosis appears like, it helps to teach others who’re residing with the illness. And it’d shed a light-weight on how they will course of their prognosis or what they could have the ability to do or how various things can assist them of their journey,” Berry mentioned.
Growing consciousness of MS can also be serving to to spur new research into extra therapies for the illness.
Berry mentioned the group is funding analysis at Georgetown College, which is wanting into methods to restore the injury executed throughout an MS assault. Developments there could be an “superb breakthrough,” Barry mentioned.
Editor’s observe: Neurologist Dr. Robert Shin is WTOP’s Mike Murillo’s physician. Murillo, who was recognized with MS in 2016, is the co-host of the “Mastering MS Podcast,” which talks to folks with the sickness about their MS journeys.
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Maryland issues a new suicide prevention action plan for schools, families – WTOP News
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Scott Poland, the director of the Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention at Nova Southeastern University College of Psychology, talked to WTOP about the action plan he authored with his wife, Donna, who is a career educator.
The “Maryland Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in K-12 Schools” serves as a reference guide to school administrators and the community, and was developed in cooperation with the state health department’s Office of Suicide Prevention.
Poland said one thing that surprises people is that children as young as 8 years old may consider taking their own lives.
“I hear from school personnel all around the country (asking if they) have to take it seriously (if a fourth or fifth grader is talking about suicide). And the answer is absolutely yes,” Poland said.
Among the data points in the action plan is a survey of students in the “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey of 2021/2022.” According to that survey, 21% of high school students “seriously considered suicide” in the past year, and 27% of middle schoolers considered suicide at some point in their lives.
Poland said it’s important to talk about suicide with young people, and that the idea that talking about it might encourage a young person to consider suicide is a “myth.”
“When we actually bring it up, it gives someone a chance to unburden themselves, to realize that they’re not alone, that there are alternatives and that there is help available,” Poland said.
But he said young people are most susceptible to imitating suicidal behavior: “It is important that we not glorify the suicide victim.”
Instead, Poland said, the emphasis after a suicide should be on healing those affected and helping them find appropriate ways to deal with their emotions and mental health.
The plan released this week includes providing intervention action plans for a young person who may be considering suicide.
“Part of that, of course, is removing lethal means and developing a written safety plan with them,” he said.
Poland said that can include helping people understand “the importance of calling 988, doing things that can calm themselves down,” and reaching out to the nearest trusted adult.
People can reach the national resource for crisis response services and suicide prevention by dialing 988.
Poland said social media is “wreaking havoc” on children’s emotional well-being, often making them feel “not smart enough, not rich enough, not good enough.” Poland said he’s currently working with the state of South Dakota on developing tools to help “young people be a little more mindful and make better decisions about their screen time.”
Poland said parents can help — when it comes to the hours and hours that many people spend online — by modeling healthy amounts of screen time themselves. And he said adults need to think about how they introduce technology to their kids.
“We’re in too (much of) a hurry to give kids smartphones and 24-hour internet access,” Poland said.
“I really have to compliment Maryland,” Poland said, on coming up with the new plan.
Poland said Maryland does not have an especially high rate of suicide, but “I think we all recognize that losing one young person to suicide is one too many.”
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Getting to know Michigan State football’s Week 2 opponent: Maryland
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Game two is coming up for Michigan State football as the Spartans hit the road for an early season Big Ten matchup against Maryland. The Terps have had MSU’s number in recent years, but the Spartans’ new-look team is ready to change that narrative this weekend.
Jonathan Smith and his staff have a lot to work on this week after a lackluster 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic, but we’ve become more than used to slow starts for MSU in their first game so it’s not time to panic just yet.
While the team wraps up their preparations for Maryland, let’s take a quick look at the Terps and see what we can learn about them before the big game on Saturday.
Maryland is off and running in their 2024 campaign and had an absolutely dominant week one performance. The Terps took on UConn at home and came away with an impressive 50-7 win. Sure UConn is an awful football program, but we saw how poorly Michigan State just did against a similar opponent.
Not only was the final score lopsided, but ever major statistical category was as well. Maryland doubled UConn in first downs and rushing yards, threw for nearly 400 passing yards and even won the turnover battle 3-0. The Terps also only had five penalties for 45 yards which is significantly better than MSU’s 12 for 140 yards against FAU.
Sure all of this took place against UConn, but it appears that Maryland is in a very good spot heading into this big week two matchup.
One thing that I thought would be a positive for Michigan State in this game is that Maryland is breaking in a new quarterback as well. The Terps’ quarterback, Billy Edwards Jr., went off against UConn and completed 20-of-27 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns. He also is a capable runner and added 39 yards on the ground, so Michigan State will have its hands full on Saturday slowing him down.
The Terps don’t have one standout running back in the backfield, so that does benefit MSU. They do however have two solid backs in Roman Hemby and Nolan Ray who both ran for over 60 yards and one score each.
The one player however that Michigan State needs to pay the most attention to is wide receiver Tai Felton. He had one of the best Week 1 performances in the country as he recorded seven receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Thankfully MSU’s defense and secondary looked much improved against FAU, so hopefully that carries over into this weekend’s matchup.
The opportunity in front of MSU on Saturday is massive. The Spartans are big underdogs in this matchup which they probably deserve, but a win would do wonders not just for the overall perception of the team but for their confidence moving forward.
I’ve got a strange feeling that we’re going to be very happy around 7 p.m. ET Saturday night.
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