b'family member with a progressive disease, isher style of interview was more of a warm onhisfourthdruginterventiontrial.I\'vediscussion than an interrogation. I knew that given them insight into deciding whether ahere, I\'d be respected and not seen as just trial is worth getting into or not. While theiranother number in their books, and that experiences are their own, my knowledgecaptured me," she said. of clinical trials has helped them in theirBhavya said her professional and private decision-making process.lifehasevolvedtremendouslysinceher Knowing your audience journey at MS Focus began. "Working here Fueled with the continued desire to helphas helped me see that my problems are not people and learn the business and consumerreal problems in comparison to those living side of healthcare, Bhavya decided to pursue andwith multiple sclerosis, and from a professional complete her Master of Business Administrationperspective, I have become very comfortable with a concentration in Healthcare Administrationas a writer. Kasey and Natalie Blake, our other at Davenport University. She recalls hearingexecutive director, entrusting me as co-editor about a job opening at MS Focus: the Multipleof MS Focus Magazine speaks volumes because Sclerosis Foundation shortly after beginningI internally lack the confidence for pretty her studies. "They were hiring for a writer, andmuchalltherolesI\'vehad.Kaseyalso I still recall my interview with Kasey Minnis,handedmethereinsforourNMSEAM our executive director. publications, which is I know is an important She gave me a scenario and then askedresource to our readers.me how I would write it. I told her that thereI have since come to understand the was no right way. It\'s more about knowingdisease better and learned how we can serve the your audience and knowing how to conveycommunity and stand out as an organization. the message. I think she was impressed byBeing able to edit other people\'s writing has that because she said, and I quote: \'That, myalso taught me that writing has as much range dear, is exactly what I was looking for.\' Soonas science does. There are many approaches after, she offered me the position," she said. to it. Yes, the output should be similar, but As co-editor and health educator, Bhavya\'severybody writes differently. Everybody views duties at the foundation involve editing allscience differently. But at the end of the day, publications produced by MS Focus. She alsoit\'s the message that you\'re trying to convey. solely operates as technical support for all theBhavya sees the MS community and a foundations educational webinars on Zoomdesire to be there for others as motivation to and Facebook livestream, in addition to thepressoninherwork."Igetrandomemails healthandwellnessclasses,TaiChiwithsometimesthankingme,andsomeofour Tony Garcia, and Art Therapy with Hannahfolks know me on a rst-name basis and feel Garrisoncomfortableenoughtocometome witha Personal, professional evolution question.KnowingthatI\'mnowcloserto Looking back, although Bhavya knew littleachieving the goal I was put on Earth for, of about the Foundation, she bears no regrets inhelping individuals, inspires me to keep going, accepting Kasey\'s job proposal three yearseven when I\'m stressed. If you had asked me ago. "I saw MS Focus as a nonprot making awhat I want to leave behind, my answer would difference in the community. Kasey furtheralways be changing just one persons life for conrmed my opinion on nonprots becausethe better. That\'s my truest passion," she said.41 msfocusmagazine.org'