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Missed-Diagnosis : My 4 Early Signs of MS

I’m a smart woman, but even with my level of intelligence, I was ignorant to the signs that something was going terribly wrong inside my body.

I hope this has helped open the mind of those men who have MS or were recently diagnosed.

I have hope for my future and for all of us battling this mostly invisible disease.

While I have my ups and downs in life, if we only focus on the negative aspect of life, we won’t make it.

I just thought to myself, isn’t that a story we, those who live with MS, strive for every day?

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