As humans, we’re hardwired for connection. Belonging to a community makes us feel safe and helps us thrive.
But so often, living with multiple sclerosis (MS) can make you feel physically and emotionally isolated. Not only can it be hard to do things you loved before your diagnosis, but it can also feel like no one understands what it’s like.
Until now.
Our mission is to cultivate a space powered by the MS community and empowered by each other. From one-to-one chats to conversation forums, we make connecting easy. This is a safe place to find and receive advice, to seek and offer support, and to discover the authentic stories of members, just like you.
Bezzy MS is a free online platform bringing new meaning to the word “community.”
Our aim is to create an experience where:
- everyone feels seen, valued, and understood
- everyone’s story matters
- shared vulnerability is the name of the game
Bezzy MS is a place where you are more than your MS. It’s a place where, finally, you belong.
HOW IT WORKS
Social-first Content
Like all of your favorite social networks, we’ve designed an activity feed to connect you with other members living with multiple sclerosis. We pride ourselves on making Bezzy MS a safe and secure space where you can join live discussions, connect one-to-one, and read the latest articles and personal stories.
Live Chats
Need to vent? Get advice? Share what’s on your mind? Hop into a daily live chat to join the conversation. They’re often led by our amazing Community Guide, but you can also expect to chat with other advocates and experts, too.
Forums
From treatments to symptoms to daily living, MS changes everything. Whatever you're feeling on any given day, there's a forum where you can connect and share directly with others.
1:1 Messaging
Let us connect you with a new member from our community every day. We’ll recommend members to you based on your treatment plan, lifestyle interests, and needs. Browse member profiles and request to connect with anyone from our community with members listed as “Online now.”
Discover Articles and Stories
We believe that shared experiences empower the kind of belonging that can help people not only survive—but thrive—with MS. Our stories offer perspectives and tips from people who know what it’s like.
Get handpicked wellness and member stories delivered to you each week.
Connect Safely Anytime, Anywhere
We take thoughtful steps to build safety, security, and privacy into our platform and foster an environment where members feel safe sharing their personal experiences. Check and send messages, see who’s online, and get notified when a new message comes in—so you’ll never miss a thing.
ABOUT HEALTHLINE
Healthline Media is the top ranked health publisher and number 44 on Comscore’s Top 100 Property rankings. Across all of its properties, Healthline Media each month publishes up to 1,000 scientifically accurate yet reader-friendly articles authored by more than 120 writers and reviewed by more than 100 doctors, clinicians, nutritionists, and other experts. The company’s repository contains more than 70,000 articles, each updated with current protocol.
More than 200 million people worldwide and 86 million people in the U.S. visit Healthline’s sites each month, according to Google Analytics and Comscore, respectively.
Healthline Media is an RVO Health Company
Hey guys, I really love the app and its users (minus the increasing amount of spammers and foes) but there is a big annoying factor that really messes up the experience. First of all, I can only post one message, if any (cause it shuts down most times during composing) and after posting the message, the field becomes blank, any other room becomes blank and I have to close and restart the app completely for it text to be visible again, not very handy when being a part of an ongoing conversation with others. Takes a lot of time this way and as you guys know, we lack energy enough as is :)Second of all, I too keep experiencing crashes during typing if the texts gets a bit longer then the original sized-box.Third and most worrying part, the app itself, seems to be causing a complete forced shut down of my phone (five times now in two days) while I’m only reading things and using the app a bit longer (like 10 to 15 min) to catch up on different conversations. At first I thought it was another app, another bug, so I turned of all other apps, rebooted to be sure, relaunched the app and sure enough ten min in, without typing a letter, it crashed, tried this four different times, keeps crashing after a certain amount of time. Any thoughts on what’s going on? You guys had a bug creep in with the spammers? :)Hope this is enough info to patch an update to make it better, never had this xp before with previous updates. Thanks for taking the time to read this, kind regards!
Developer Response
Thanks so much for joining our community and for your feedback! We LOVE that you love the app! We are also sorry that the app has been giving you trouble and that you have experienced inappropriate users. We are working hard to fix both! Please drop us a note so that we can learn more about your app and device crashing: app-feedback@healthline.com
MS Buddy has given me a community
Rhianna84
I started using MS Buddy in October after a bad relapse left me struggling to walk, increased numbness in extremities, and really bad MS Hug. It gave me a community of support that I never had before. I have had Multiple Sclerosis for 15 years and until this year I had only met/ talked to a handful of others with MS. I found people to talk with and it has been a boon to me in dealing with this disease and my relapse. I’m an Ambassador for MS Buddy now and being able to help others dealing with this disease has renewed my purpose. I still struggle with MS, but my outlook has improved dramatically, which makes dealing with this disease easier, physiologically and emotionally. Thank you MS Buddy! 🧡🙏🏼😊
My journey with ms
Busdriver 1052
I have ms and I was told I had it back in 1982. I have had my ups and downs. I drove school bus for 20 yrs. I retired about13 yrs ago. I just went back to work 8 months ago. I am a cashier. I work between 30 to 35 hrs a week. My boss is great about working with me. I am now 75 years old. I look forward to going to work everyday. I am tire but I don’t let it get me down. When I was told I had it I was scared. Not knowing anything about the disease I was scared. I had 3 small children an 3 grandchildren that I was raising. I did this from my wheelchair. Just don’t give into ms.
Not feeling alone
cvcollins69
This app is good and well worth downloading because there are so many of us that are in the same boat and need someone to lean on and talk to. It’s a great app but now it’s glitchy to where it takes me to sign in and then when I try I have to tap on the app again after it closes and then it takes me right to where my buddies are and messages with no problems. It was acting fine before the update and now it’s just too glitchy but I’ll keep using it hope the issues will get taken care of and soon. So for that reason I say it’s about a three overall a five
Developer Response
Hi :) Thank you so much for using the app and for your feedback! We are sorry to hear that logging into the app is causing you trouble. Please do let us know if you are still having this issue by contacting us at app-feedback@healthline.com- MS Buddy Engineering Team
We're always making strides to ensure Bezzy MS: Multiple Sclerosis is the best version of itself.
This update includes:
- Small updates and bug fixes: Optimizations to help improve your experience
Version 14.6.2
The developer, Healthline Media, Inc, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
Contact Info
Identifiers
Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Health & Fitness
Location
Contact Info
User Content
Search History
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
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Accessibility
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