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Telling family, partners and friends about your multiple sclerosis is an extremely challenging time. Should I tell my boss? Do my work need to know? These are all questions we have asked ourselves. Talk to other MSers on the forum or watch our films to find out how others have dealt with these issues.

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@londonlad 

23 Aug 2017 12:47Last reply 13 Jan 2025 09:39

londonlad

job interviews/ disclosure

hi everyone, I hope your day is going well! so I am pretty happy, as I have the first interview for a new role, next week.. i have been looking for a new job for some time, so to get the interview feels like an achievement itself. i am trying to concentrate on preparing for the role as i would n...
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@stacko 

23 May 2024 18:10Last reply 24 May 2024 09:52

stacko

Disclosure

Haven’t been on here for a while but I’m at a stage on my MS journey where I recognise I want support. I was diagnosed with RRMS nearly 10 years ago and only feeling confident to tell people. I’m trying to get over the stigma I feel having a disability. I was thinking about getting a walking stick w...
Woodley, United Kingdom
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@novemberrain 

7 Apr 2018 13:25Last reply 18 Nov 2023 15:01

novemberrain

Equality Act 2010 Disclosure for employm

Hi I could do with some help please! I am filling out a job application and it asks "Do you have a disability as defined by EA 2010?" I can say yes, no or refused. I am cautious about this. I have had benign MS for 20 years and temporal lobe epilepsy for 5 (caused by demyelinating lesions). I have n...
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@RebeccaArmstrong 

8 Aug 2018 10:56

RebeccaArmstrong

Disclosure - When to tell your employer?

Hey everyone, I have to say i havent been as active on here as I wanted but I am here to remedy that. I am one of the reporters and I was also recently interviewed as part of the MS & Work Reporters series, you can see the videos on the Shift.MS facebook and website. One of the videos tackles...
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@George1960 

15 Jun 2017 16:16Last reply 21 Jun 2017 03:55

George1960

Diagnosis disclosure

Hi, I know it's fiction but has anyone seen Coronation Street? A character in the program has just been diagnosed with MS. He has reluctantly told his Daughter but only because she witnessed some symptoms, he said he doesn't want anyone else to know. Is this reaction usual? I myself have been to see...
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@T 

2 May 2014 11:21Last reply 2 May 2014 11:59

T

Disability and disclosure at work

Saw this on the BBC website, looking at disability and disclosure at work. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-27193964
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@oskar 

16 Jun 2013 08:52Last reply 18 Jun 2013 02:41

oskar

Disclosure

This is a perennial issue for everyone, but for me, it has become a difficult one to side-step. I have recently started a new job, new that is as it's with new colleagues. My MS was well known to previous colleagues as I was working with them when I was off sick for months and diagnosed. My new col...
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@Stefski 

14 Feb 2013 10:51Last reply 16 Feb 2013 10:03

Stefski

Disclosure?

Hi, I'm in the process of being made redundant and I'm a bit worried about disclosing my m.s on application forms for new jobs. My ms nurse is confident that the disability discrimination act should ensure there wouldn't be discrimination and tells me I need to disclose that I have it. Just wonder...
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@shiftms-films 

26 Jan 2000 11:55

shiftms-films

Revealing Your MS To People | Four MSers talk about disclosure

Four people with multiple sclerosis react to a film about the challenges that people with MS face when deciding whether or not to reveal their diagnosis. Disclosure is different for everyone and every situation. What lessons (good or bad) have you learnt about disclosure from you time with MS? L...
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@SamLarouche 

7 Apr 2023 18:13 Edited

SamLarouche

Dating and Disclosure

Hi! Sam here.. diagnosed in July 2021, and I won’t lie, I’m still Angry and grieving… I’m slowly trying to reconcile with the fact that I will have to live with this forever. I haven’t really been dating a lot pre-diagnosis, but now I am really nervous about dating with this condition. I’m not open ...
Calgary, Canada
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