BUNBURY advocate Lynda Whitton has travelled to Canberra this week to push the importance of multiple sclerosis awareness on a national stage.
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Mrs Whitton has attended the 2014 MS Australia Advocates Conference, which provided an opportunity to meet with key policy makers and to discuss the issues facing more than 23,000 Australians living with the disease.
She will attend Parliament House today to meet with politicians and members of the Parliamentary Friends of MS.
Mrs Whitton said the advocacy team was a passionate group of people who knew first-hand the challenges of living with MS.
“Getting the opportunity to meet with politicians and to share our stories can be really powerful,” she said.
Key issues on the agenda will be the continued rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, increased medical costs included in the Federal Budget and proposed changes to the welfare system.
Mrs Whitton said the focus of the event will be on promoting practical solutions for government.
“Ultimately we want to promote common sense policies that will help improve the lives of people with MS,” she said.
“Research shows that providing support for people with MS early on, can enable them to maintain important parts of their lives like employment, exercise and socialising with family and friends.
It also helps to reduce the burden of the disease on the Australian economy.”
