The MGS story...

Our mission starts with your diagnosis and ends when you are well.

The Myasthenia Gravis Society is a grass roots organization run totally by volunteers who have an interest in Myasthenia Gravis. We need your support.

MG Society is governed by a Board of Directors (all volunteers) who meet regularly and are responsible for day-to-day operations. The Board is made up of interested individuals from the corporate and healthcare sectors, as well as the community-at-large, many of whom have Myasthenia. The directors are guided by clinical experts from the area.

Since most people have never heard of Myasthenia Gravis until they or a loved one is diagnosed with it, public awareness of the disease is vitally important. It is very scary to be diagnosed with a disease you can't pronounce, can't spell and have never heard of. It is reassuring and comforting to contact the MG Society and talk with someone who has MG, who listens and understands what you are saying and feeling, and can give you HOPE. This is probably our most important function.

MG may affect any/all voluntary muscles but most commonly affects the muscles that control eye movement (resulting in double vision), eyelids, chewing, swallowing, speaking and facial expression (affects ability to smile). Arm and leg weakness is very common and if the muscles of respiration are affected, respiratory arrest is a possibility.

Ongoing research has greatly improved the treatment of MG. Currently, the majority of MG patients can expect to live normal to near normal lives.

We are centrally located in the Southeast corner of the United States in the city of Birmingham, Alabama.

Our office number is (toll-free) 1-800-799-4923. You can email us at support@myastheniagravissociety.com.

The Myasthenia Gravis Society
P.O. Box 590105
Birmingham, Alabama 35259-0105

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