MSRA Brain Bank - Why we think it is a great initiative

MSRA Brain Bank - why we think it is a great initiative

Interviews with

• Toni Powell - Daughter, Partner, Opera singer/teacher, Part of the F5m family, Person with MS
  
• Sarah Ross-Smith - Mother, Lawyer, Part of the F5m Family, Person with MS
  
• Claudia Guajardo - Daughter, Sister, Part of the F5m family, Person with MS

Transcript of Interview

Toni Powell
To have a resource for researchers of real tissue that has been affected by Multiple Sclerosis must, for them, be like a gold mine.

Sarah Ross-Smith
In order for us to actually progress further in terms of understanding MS better, we actually need to have human brain tissue available for research purposes.

Claudia Guajardo
I’m happy to donate my organs when I die, and I just assume that my brain if, it will serve its purpose of contributing towards research. I guess it was a no-brainer, to be honest.

Toni Powell
To be able to be still useful after I have passed away is something that also makes you feel kind of ‘hey, I contributed something more’.