Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow. - Mary Anne Rademacher

Saturday, May 10, 2025

A breath-based breakthrough in MS research - Valerie Verge



 


A breath-based breakthrough in MS research  
Valerie Verge 
TEDxUniversityofSaskatchewan

Nervous system damage is a leading cause of pain and loss of function in those with nerve injury or autoimmune diseases like Multiple Sclerosis (MS). 

In the quest to reverse this damage and improve patient quality of life, we and other neuroscientists are exploring the benefits of adaptive stress—like that of exercise or electrical nerve stimulation—on enhancing nervous system repair. 

Most recently, our research team has achieved exciting and encouraging findings behind the potential of a non-invasive approach called Acute Intermittent Hypoxia (AIH). Using the power of breathing alternating levels of oxygen and a healthy dose of neuroscience, we are at the forefront of exciting new and accessible treatments for significantly enhancing nervous system repair. 


Dr. Valerie Verge (PhD) is a professor in the University of Saskatchewan's Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology and director of the Cameco MS Neuroscience Research Centre. 

She earned her PhD at McGill University in 1990 in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery and conducted postdoctoral studies at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm prior to her appointment in 1992 at the University of Saskatchewan.

She has received many accolades, including being a Medical Research Council of Canada Scholar, Past President of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience and was named by MS Canada as being the 2019 Women against MS honouree.

 Dr. Verge is internationally recognized for her team’s research into the molecular basis of nervous system repair and strategies to enhance the intrinsic capacity for repair in peripheral nerve injury and Multiple Sclerosis. 

She has taken on many national and international leadership and advocacy roles and been named to Stanford University’s list of top 2% of most highly cited scientists worldwide. 
 

https://youtu.be/5OHK9FDyxYs?si=KiXkgj9MLGToSYYe




Thursday, March 2, 2023

Tomorrow comes with a whole new light.

 





“Day is over, night has come. Today is gone, what’s done is done. Embrace your dreams, through the night. Tomorrow comes with a whole new light.” ~ George Orwell  




Saturday, August 27, 2022

Squats for Beginners: How to Squat Effectively





https://youtu.be/etpqdV09Bdo

Squats for Beginners: How to Squat Effectively




Squatting is a GREAT exercise to strengthen your legs and help you stand up from low surfaces, but they often cause PAIN if not performed correctly. Learn the proper technique to perform a squat in this video!

Monday, August 15, 2022

Neuron Anatomy

 








My Diagnosis



My diagnosis was secondary progressive multiple sclerosis which has no effective treatment and meanders along adding new symptoms now and again.  My hope is not to take 'heavy' drug treatments, thereby keeping my liver safe. 

The best we can hope for is the slow progress of this disease, in our individual cases.  Maybe an effective treatment for our disease will be discovered in our lifetime.  

We cannot expect a reversal of the damage already done to our nervous systems.  But we need to keep hope alive for a better future.  Move forward and create meaning in your life by finding a good cause to devote yourself to.  We all have some gift that we can share.





Courage doesn't always roar

 


Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.   

 - Mary Anne Rademacher



“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us”

 







“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us”

Joseph Campbell 










Offering some insights into the 24/7/365 lifetime struggle with an relentlessly progressing enemy.

 



Offering some insights into the 24/7/365 lifetime struggle with an relentlessly progressing enemy.