RealTalk MS is a weekly podcast that delivers the news, views, interviews, and breakthroughs that people affected by MS need to know about. Since its launch, over 200 episodes of RealTalk MS have been downloaded more than 1,000,000 times by listeners in over 100 countries around the world.Jon’s wife, Jeanne, was diagnosed with progressive MS in 1997, and Jon served as her caregiver until Jeanne lost her battle with the disease in February 2020. Jon's story as Jeanne's caregiver was featured in the documentary film, "Seeing MS from the Inside Out", which had its premiere at ECTRIMS 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Jon is a past member of the International Progressive MS Alliance Scientific Steering Committee. He is a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Ambassador, a District Activist Leader and Trustee for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and Jon also chairs the MS Society's California Government Relations Advisory Committee.