The signing ceremony where the footballers pledged their support to World MS Day and the MS Society of Iceland, 4 June 2009, Reykjavik. From left to right: Lárus Jónsson, MS Society of Iceland member, Hermann Hreiðarsson, Eiður Guðjohnsen with Sigurbjörg Ármannsdóttir, Chairperson, MS Society of Iceland.

"I have seen firsthand how awful it can be to live with MS. I sincerely hope that scientists will soon discover a drug that can beat this incurable disease." Eiður Guðjohnsen, Iceland, footballer, FC Barcelona (Spain).

"Those who suffer from this terrible disease have a moral right to receive the best possible treatment. People with MS have the same right to enjoy the richest possible quality of life, as anyone else." Hermann Hreiðarsson, Iceland, footballer, Portsmouth FC (UK).



"I use the mountains I climb as a metaphor for what life with MS is really like. We can’t always get to the top. Sometime we have to try a little harder, take a little longer and dig a little deeper. But we will eventually reach our own personal summit - whatever that summit may be. Each of us already has our mountain. For me that mountain is MS, and it is what we choose to do with our mountain that is the key. By challenging yourself you can get back a piece of what you were before you had MS, and that is where you truly hear your soul. So I always say ‘come climb with me!’ Since that is what all of us living with MS must challenge ourselves with every day." Wendy Booker, USA, climber with MS who has climbed six of the seven summits and will attempt Everest again in 2010.

To read statements from other personalities supporting World MS Day click here.

You can now watch the World MS Day campaign film "Beautiful Day" in the accessible Vimeo format in nine languages. Help us to raise awareness about MS by sharing this film with your friends and colleagues and encouraging them to register to show their support for the global MS movement at: www.worldmsday.org

Wendy Booker

World MS Day