My MS Story by Thom Szymanski In early September 2023, I came down with a bad stomach bug. I spent all of Labor Day weekend going between the bedroom and the bathroom drinking a lot of water and hardly eating anything. By the following Friday, I finally felt recovered enough to go back to the [...]

My MS Story by Katy Haughn My journey with multiple sclerosis, which began in 2015, has been one of challenges, resilience, and gratitude. In the years that followed, I faced numerous relapses and tried various disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). Regular MRIs became a routine part of my life, and I focused on managing MS the best [...]

My MS Story by Mel Livermont My life had been composed of an over ten-year career of Firefighting/paramedics which I loved, then one day in the middle of May 2018; I started having more and more symptoms of migraines. I did not realize something severe was taking place in my body. A few months prior [...]

My MS Story by Ava O'Brien Hi everyone! My name is Ava O'Brien. I am from Boston, MA and I live with my mom, dad, and two sisters. I am studying Health Policy and Management at Providence College in Rhode Island. I was diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in the early summer of 2018 when I [...]

My MS Story by Tony Nelson I am a 49-year-old male. Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2003 was a life-altering moment for me, filled with fear and uncertainty. I found myself hiding from others and keeping my condition a secret. I often wondered how long I could continue this silent struggle with MS. [...]

My MS Story by Adam Nelczyk In the summer of 2022, I had just turned 31 years old and was on the verge of finishing up my PhD at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I had been in school a long time, like a really long time, and at that point it was harder [...]

My MS Story by Dominic Toupin Hello all, my name is Dominic Toupin, I am 26 and an MS Warrior! All of my life I’ve been a very active person. I played Football and Baseball in high school, I trained and competed in the 2018 CrossFit Open, and was a Manager of a restaurant all while [...]

My MS Story by Kelsey Egan “But you don’t look sick.” Those are the famous last words I’ve heard time and time again in my health journey. A phrase accompanied by comments about how I’m “too young,” “too healthy,” or “too athletic” to have X problem. Yet here I am: 33 years old living with [...]

My MS Story by Danielle Stein As a sports reporter and anchor, I spend my days working to share others’ stories. I’m always compelled by those stories of athletes who have overcome obstacles that have shaped them into the people they are today. I didn’t imagine it would be my turn next. “Making it” in [...]

My MS Story by AJ McGinty Hi! I’m Anthony, but most people call me AJ. I’m 38 years old and I work full time as a training specialist at a utility company called Central Hudson in New York. Prior to this I worked at a nuclear power plant, Indian Point, for 13 years where I [...]