All the money you raise from friends and family who sponsor you when you enter the MS Readathon goes to help people in Australia living with MS.

• $50 - Pays for a newly diagnosed person to attend an "Understanding MS" session where they can learn about their diagnosis and get much needed support.
• $150 - Pays for a 4 week fatigue management class for a person with MS to learn how to manage their fatigue associated with MS. MS can make someone very tired.
• $225 - Pays for a flexible assistance package for a young person living in a nursing home to enable them to go out and participate in a leisure or social activity.
• $300 - Pays for a counselling session for individuals experiencing depression related to their diagnosis of MS.
• $350 - Pays for a physiotherapy assessment including a home program of exercises and a review.
• $725 - Pays for an attendant carer to provide in-home personal care to a person with MS.
• $1200 - Pays for a person to have a neuropsychology assessment to identify thinking & memory changes related to MS and a management plan.
• $1900 - Pays for a financial grant to assist a person purchase an air conditioner to help relieve MS symptoms made worse by summer heat.
• $2650 - Pays for a weeks respite stay to give a person with MS and their family a much needed break from their care routines.
• $5500 - Pays for a financial grant to assist a person purchase a wheelchair.
• $7500 - Pays for a day visit to a rural area by our team of health professionals to conduct education & consultations with people affected by MS.