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Personal stories of people with MS

Each person's experience of MS is different and everyone has a story to tell. Here's your chance to tell your story too!
Send us your contribution and we'll publish a selection on our website. Looking forward to hearing from you...

What it feels like to be diagnosed in your twenties
The young man wrote about his response to his diagnosis of MS in his early twenties and how it had impacted on his view of the future.

Alternative views on being diagnosed in your twenties : Sally Young and Sarah Ransley
Different views on being diagnosed in your twenties.

Diagnosis and beyond : Tony Hale
Tony Hale reflects on diagnosis and discovering wheelchair rugby.

On reflection : Rosemary Tyndall
Rosemary Tyndall looks back on 42 years of living with MS.

Open water swimming : Jo Addyman
Jo's diagnosis made her re-evaluate her life and decide to be as active as possible

This one's personal : Brian Belle-Fortune
Brian was working as an Intensive Care Unit nurse in the NHS when he received a diagnosis of MS.

Never mind the boxes : Leonie Martin
Leonie shares her experiences of being diagnosed and living with MS in a life of challenges, the changes it has brought and a different but positive future.

MS... through a child's eyes : Nikki Cooke
Nikki writes about her very difficult childhood, growing up with a father with MS whose behaviour was severely affected.