Find Your Peer

Peers are people with multiple sclerosis who have agreed to share their life experiences with multiple sclerosis.

To contact a Peer, simply click on the name of a Peer you wish to contact, or call 1-800-887-8100.

Les

Age 50,
married with one child
He is a buyer
He loves snowmobiling and enjoys traveling so he married a travel agent.

Diagnosed December 1993
On COPAXONE® since February 1994
Previous Therapy: None

Jennifer

Age 31,
married, no children
Quality Assurance technician, part-time adjunct college instructor, real estate agent, and NRA instructor.
Enjoys church activities, archery shoots, hunting, fishing, camping, scrapbooking, stamping, and staying active

Diagnosed May 1998
COPAXONE® January 1999
Previous Therapy: Avonex®

Deborah

Age 50,
Married for 23 years to the most supportive husband in the world!
Mom to 2 outstanding teenage sons.
Returned to school last year (2005) to obtain my special education teaching certification. Now enjoying my mid-life career change to teaching!
Enjoys reading "who done it" mystery novels, gardening and attending baseball games.

Diagnosed April 1994
Started COPAXONE® April 1997
Previous Therapy: Betaseron®, Avonex®

Kathy

Age 42,
Married, no children
Active in the MS community
Loves music, her dog, and entertaining guests at home

Diagnosed July 1992
Started COPAXONE® June 1997
Previous Therapy: None

Bob

Age 47
Senior phone operator for hotel
Enjoys hang-gliding, scuba diving, therapeutic horseback riding, and helping others with MS
It is important to Bob to live life to the fullest

Diagnosed May 1994
On COPAXONE® since February 1998
Previous Therapy: None

Butch

Age 50,
1 child
Navy-Marine Corps veteran pursuing interests in technology and international business
Sports fan once scouted to play pro baseball.
Private pilot, actor, and history buff.

Diagnosed November 1996
Started COPAXONE® January 1997
Previous Therapy: None

Kathy

Age 46,
divorced with no children
Executive coach/consultant & Workforce Resource Manager, BE&K Building Group
Melts glass to make art glass jewelry.

Diagnosed February 1984
Started (in a clinical trial) COPAXONE® 1991
Previous Therapy: None

Heath

Age 30,
2 children
Computer programmer
Enjoys weightlifting, computers and football

Diagnosed May 1998
Started COPAXONE® November 1998
Previous Therapy: None

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