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@triciacole 

8 May 2025 16:22Last reply 8 May 2025 17:55

triciacole

Does anyone celebrate? 🥳

So recently I graduated from paralegal school. I was invited to graduation, but I don’t know if I should go. Then my boss asked me how do I celebrate myself and I said I don’t. This is a stark reminder of how I don’t celebrate myself or anything outside of my kid. I don’t even celebrate my birthday ...
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@acgonzalez 

6 May 2025 20:18Last reply 7 May 2025 09:14

acgonzalez

New Diagnosis

Hello. I JUST received my official MS diagnosis phone call today. Really trying to manage my emotions with this. I will be starting Ocrevus infusions soon it seems. However I would like some insight on anyone that has pursued functional medicine route AND diet advice. Basically I’m an o...
Tallahassee, United States
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@anniespencer 

5 May 2025 18:13Last reply 7 May 2025 09:08

anniespencer

So since my diagnosis I seem to have lost all my friends 😔 not being able to do what I used to sucks, does anyone live in or around west Yorkshire I'm the UK? xx

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@chloem331 

2 May 2025 14:22Last reply 2 May 2025 18:40

chloem331

Numbness and tingling

I got my diagnosis a week ago and I’m starting to question things that have happened to me which I’ve always disregarded but could have been an MS symptom. I’ve experienced a lot of numbness/tinging particularly in my hands/feet and sometimes my leg but I have always put it down to holding my phone ...
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@Laure 

2 May 2025 03:29Last reply 2 May 2025 15:57

Laure

Selma Blair reveals doctor urged her to keep MS diagnosis secret

Selma Blair reveals doctor urged her to keep MS diagnosis secret. After being diagnosed in 2018, she was in different movies in 2020: A dark for, After we collided , 2021 introducing Selma Blair You can do anything you want even though you have ms, ms is not a limitation, but you have to do the figh...
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@Luxx89 

1 May 2025 17:19Last reply 3 May 2025 12:18

Luxx89

Discriminated against by Mind charity, pushed into unemployment

Hi all, Hope you’re all doing okay and sorry for the long post 🧡 I’m sharing my experience to raise awareness and hopefully get some support from those who understand what it’s like to live with MS. I’ve been battling multiple sclerosis for a while now, and while it’s hard enough dealing with my ...
London, United Kingdom
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@stevethomo 

1 May 2025 08:23Last reply 1 May 2025 08:34

stevethomo

My journey, how many share these experiences?

I am sharing my personal MS journey this MS Awareness Week, because I want other people suffering with this disease to know that they’re not alone in their experiences. There is plenty of hope, laughter and joy to be found alongside MS, and I hope that through sharing my story, I can help others fin...
London, United Kingdom
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@Alice081 

30 Apr 2025 22:44Last reply 30 Apr 2025 23:00

Alice081

Hey I’m new on here and have not got a diagnosis my gp says my symptoms are related menspause I’m 45Some could be like fatigue struggling with hot flushes, but the lip twitching and numb feet in a morning tingling arm and having to think about swallowing and headaches worry me

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@JulesHobbs 

29 Apr 2025 16:30 EditedLast reply 30 Apr 2025 10:44

JulesHobbs

Using #MSAwarenessWeek to let people know.

Yesterday I was sitting in my greenhouse, having a sit after doing 10 minutes of hoeing, and I thought I’d share my story for MS Awareness Week. I’ve been blown away by the response and the fact that it’s been shared, further raising awareness. I’ve posted it below but you don’t need to watch it, be...
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@Melissaglass 

29 Apr 2025 09:47 EditedLast reply 29 Apr 2025 12:58

Melissaglass

Offloading - The diagnosis process and keeping up with life

Hi guys, here with my first post and just needing to get some things off my chest as I'm struggling. Background is that I am newly diagnosed but not yet on DMT. Last summer had a bout of optic neuritis, and MRI results in January showed 2 lesions. I've since had two appointments with a neurologist ...
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