Join us for Community Offerings

Book Club

Join us every other month in 2026 for book club meetings with the John A. Schafer, MD Multiple Sclerosis Achievement Center. Read/listen to all or a portion of the book and connect with others in the MS community to discuss or just listen in! The meetings will be held virtually via Zoom.

Book Club is free and open to members and non-members of the John A. Schafer, MD Multiple Sclerosis Achievement Center.

  • Monday February 9th, 11am-12pm*: Book Club with Author, Dr. Steven Hauser: The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries (see details below)
  • Monday April 6th, 1-2pm: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman & Cathleen McCarron 
  • Monday June 1st, 1-2pm: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison  
  • Monday August 3rd, 1-2pm: Green Sun by Kent Anderson 
  • Monday October 5th, 1-2pm: Trust by Herman Diez 
  • Monday November 30th, 1-2pm: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Contact us to be added to the invite list and for details of our next Book Club meeting!

To register, contact: 916.453.7966 or [email protected]

* Please note the time difference of February's meeting

MS Education Summit

Join us for our summit, Choose Wellness Over Weariness: Fatigue Management & MS. The event will be held on Saturday, March 21, from 9:00am-1:30pm at Mercy Medical Group - Midtown Clinic. 

Featured topics and presenters include:

  • Sleep & MS with Samantha Wurth, RN, MSN FNP
  • Fascia Release & MS with Irina Fedulow-Plante, PT, DPT, NCS, RYT
  • Managing Fatigue with the Rehab Team Panel

Registration is required by March 9, 2026. To register, please call 916.453.7966 or email [email protected].

Resource Series: Body cooling and hot/cold therapy systems

Join us virtually to learn about innovative cooling therapy products for those living with MS. With four decades of experience, this family-owned company excels in crafting high-quality, competitively priced solutions for diverse applications, from industrial safety and athletics to military use and individuals with medical heat-sensitivity. Their reusable hot and cold therapy products offer natural, drug-free pain relief and are trusted by hospitals, therapists, sports teams, and individuals globally. Learn how their commitment to community partnerships, including close collaboration with MS patient advocacy organizations, allows them to support individuals managing MS. 

This seminar is brought to you in conjunction with the John A. Schafer, MD Multiple Sclerosis Achievement Center.

Monday, April  6, 2026
11:00am - 12:00pm 

Please register by March 30 0 to receive a Zoom link. 

To register call 916.453.7966 or [email protected]

Writing as Healing

Have you ever considered expressive writing as a form of healing? Writing has been proven to have a positive, healing effect, and we are pleased to welcome John Crandall, author, educator, and artist, to facilitate this free writing workshop. Join us virtually to experience a creative, artistic, and confidential form of sharing the written voice.

Writing As Healing is open to members and non-members of the John A. Schafer, MD Multiple Sclerosis Achievement Center.

Every 2nd Monday of the month
1:00 - 3:00 PM (PST)

 

Thank you for supporting the John A. Schafer, MD Multiple Sclerosis Achievement Center!