Rowling honored for MS support
J.K. Rowling received an honorary doctorate Thursday from Aberdeen University for her support of research into multiple sclerosis.
Rowling, whose mother, Anne, died of multiple sclerosis in 1990 at age 45, was awarded a doctorate of laws in a ceremony at Aberdeen’s Marischal College.
Dressed in a dark suit, the creator of the bestselling Harry Potter books smiled to acknowledge the audience’s applause as she received the honor.
“I am thrilled.... It is very exciting,” she told reporters afterward.
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system that may result in speech defects and the loss of muscular coordination. Rowling is president of the Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland. She has donated substantial sums to Aberdeen’s Institute of Medical Sciences for its research into multiple sclerosis.
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