MS: Busting the Myths
May 27, 2024
My journey to diagnosis started when my GP suspected I had optic neuritis. I was initially seen via the emergency ophthalmology clinic, who then referred me to neurology who carried out a lumbar puncture and an MRI. In November 2020, […]
May 27, 2024
In my 20s, I was working in a laboratory, where I developed Occupational Overuse Syndrome, (OOS) in my wrist due to using a pipettor for long hours. Around the same time, on long uphill walks, I experienced moments of tightening of […]
May 27, 2024
I wanted to be an astronaut. I loved looking at the stars. Then, I wanted to be one of the spice girls, a doctor, or a teacher. Then an artist. I applied for nursing school in the end. I guess […]
June 27, 2022 | Life with MS, My Story
Fifty-six is reasonably old to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis given that the average age of onset is around thirty-four years and I will always be grateful that, even in the unlikely event that I live to be 100, I […]
October 27, 2021 | Life with MS
Andrew Hodson was diagnosed with Secondary Progressive MS (SPMS) in 2008. “I probably had it for 20 years before that. A mixture of symptoms appeared then went away, including numb legs plus pins and needles. The initial diagnosis was very […]