Fundraisers and donations enable MS research to continue each year. This research enables the chance of a Multiple Sclerosis breakthrough to be more likely. Thanks to the many individuals and corporations who have provided funds over the years, research on the cause of MS has created many new medications and led to beneficial discoveries about this disease. Not all breakthroughs have to be absolutely mind-boggling to be beneficial to the MS community. There are times when news spreads around the MS community, raises hopes, and then gets squelched by a higher up force, such as the government or negative results from further studies.

However, when continuous research produces positive results, such as new meds with few to no side effects, this type of breakthrough is the kind everyone enjoys hearing about. The latest news that has the MS community humming with positive vibes involves a drug called ‘fingolimod’. It is …