Santos FC visit marks Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month | OneFootball

Santos FC paid a special visit this Thursday (28) to three institutions that provide support and care for people with multiple sclerosis, celebrating Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month in May. AlsapEM (Association of Friends and People with Multiple Sclerosis of the Santista Coast), ABEM (Brazilian Multiple Sclerosis Association), and APEMBS (Association of People with Multiple Sclerosis of Baixada Santista) visited the Memorial of Achievements, the locker room, and the Vila Belmiro pitch. In total, there were 60 people, including patients, family members, and caregivers.“It is very important for us to promote this inclusion for everyone. We brought 28 patients from APEMBS, and they are very happy to be here, having the privilege of getting to know Vila Belmiro. We can only be thankful, because all of this makes a huge difference,” said Francis, president of APEMBS.“We are together with Santos in another initiative to mark World Multiple Sclerosis Day and highlight the importance of raising awareness and spreading information about this issue,” said Lilian dos Reis, representative of AlsapEM.Gisele, a social worker at ABEM, also highlighted the role of sport in the dialogue about multiple sclerosis. “Football is a cultural phenomenon, which makes inclusive initiatives possible and allows us to talk about multiple sclerosis in such a significant month as this one, the world awareness month for the disease.”

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