J.K. Rowling Donates $18.8 Million to Research Into the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

[bxrmom]

This is great! This was in Scotland.

time.com/5676636/jk-rowling...

[CalfeeChick CommunityAmbassador]

bxrmom I read the article and that is absolutely Fabulous. I just wished that we had a way to thank her directly. Thank you for this wonderful post!

[bxrmom in reply to CalfeeChick]

You are most welcome. If I come across a way to thank her directly, I will be sure to share it

[Peruzzot in reply to CalfeeChick]

There are several Harry Potter fan sites, in the beginning she would comment on them. I don't know that she has the time to even look at them herself anymore. She may have a few assistants that monitor them for her and may bring something of significant interest to her attention.

[jimeka]

She must be worth a lot if she can give that much away, thank you for letting us know. 👍

[bxrmom in reply to jimeka]

She is one of the richest people in the world! At one time, she was worth billions until she gave/donated a lot of her money: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K....

[MSnWV]

I am not a Harry Potter fan but I will read one of her books in honor of her. Any suggestions?

[Peruzzot in reply to MSnWV]

She has another book that is not Harry Potter related at all. If you do a search on her name you should be able to find it. It was called something Vacancy. I can't remember the name of the exact title but I have it at home. It was pretty good. I'm not sure if she's written any others that aren't in the Potter universe.

[MSnWV in reply to Peruzzot]

Thanks. I Googled it. The Casual Vacancy. Making a promise to myself. I am going to read it.

[IFwczs]

Her mom had MS and died at 45!

[Iona60 in reply to IFwczs]

Read that and think that it must always be in the back of her mind that she or one of her children can get MS. So glad that she is giving so much.

[IFwczs in reply to Iona60]

Does anyone in your family have MS? My mom has Hashimoto's. and I didn't even know about it until my neuro saw me after getting diagnosed and guessed.

[Iona60 in reply to IFwczs]

No. I'm the only one and I have 40 first cousins. I think my Ms came from my immune system kicking into overdrive to fight off many illnesses that I have survived such as measles, sepsis, and pneumonia.

[pamgarner]

who knew??

[bxrmom in reply to pamgarner]

I had no idea her mother had MS until I saw this article.

[sashaming1]

Wow! Thanks for her generosity.

[Juliew19673]

Wow! How wonderful and I wonder if this is a prevenative push on her part in fear that she will come down with this horrid disease. I'd hate to have worried about this prior to my DX.