YUMS - YOUNG UNITED BY MUTLIPLE SCLEROSIS is a group for young people affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Kent.

Young people with MS face many specific hurdles like the decision to enter into a long term relationship, leave home, take on a mortgage, have children, career decisions and difficulties sometimes coping with children after they are born owing to fatigue and more serious disabilities.

A group of young people, whose lives are affected by MS, have joined forces with local MS specialists in the Kent region and the MS Society, to help young people with MS in Kent to meet, chat and have some fun. The YUMS team are building a supportive and informal environment to help young people with MS access the support and information they want; when they want and how they want.

In 2007 the YUMS held four information events around Kent and in 2008 plans for two larger events are underway which will be publicised on the events page later this month.