CHUMS stands for Children's Hope for Understanding Multiple Sclerosis. CHUMS is a national nonprofit organization designed to enhance awareness and comprehension levels of children whose lives are affected by MS.

Those who are diagnosed with MS will immediately find a host of information, resources, and support services available to them. The children of those diagnosed however, are usually the forgotten ones of the disease.

If you have been diagnosed with MS, you have probably already experienced a wide range of emotions from disbelief, to anger, to sorrow, to fear. CHUMS believes that your children, whether you have told them about your MS or not, know that something is not right and are experiencing those same emotions.

CHUMS encourages you to talk to your children about the disease and provides you some simple, practical ways to do so without intimidating or frightening them.

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