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What I Want You to Know About Multiple Sclerosis

Rebecca on her three-wheel cycle.

Living With a Mystery Disease

In honor of National MS Education & Awareness Month. Here is a short personal story of my perspective about living with multiple sclerosis.

Over two decades have passed and this disease is still a mystery.  Even doctors offer little insight, since the progression of multiple sclerosis is uncertain, illustrating how difficult MS is to understand. 

Although there are standard symptoms, such as muscle weakness and stiffness, each person has his or her distinct experience. Increasing confusion for observers, many with MS appear healthy, as do I.  Thus, making it more difficult for others to understand how fatigued the MS inflicted often are. 

Family, friends, and coworkers could help immensely if they could understand this one very thing: MS doesn't just disappear because we appear healthy.  Walking may not be an issue one day, while we require a wheelchair the next.  So, if we state that we are too tired, please understand. MS is a disease we must adapt to daily, albeit unwillingly.

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