Neuro Note #2 - Multiple Sclerosis

For this neuro note, I wanted to learn more about multiple sclerosis because I feel like I just don't know a lot about it. I had always thought of it as a disease that impacted everyone severely and was debilitating until I met one of my best friend's college friends who has MS. I would've never been able to tell she had it if she hadn't told me. She said she just has some vision trouble and pain sometimes. This was the start of my interest in learning more about multiple sclerosis.

To further my learning, I watched "Breea's Story," a youtube video about an 18-year-old girl who was diagnosed with severe onset of multiple sclerosis. She suddenly became blind in her left eye, could not talk or swallow, and had paralysis on her left side. After months of therapy, treatments, and encouragement, she made major improvements and gained her independence and a lot of her strength back. She was very determined and overcame huge obstacles to get her life back.

From this video I learned how severe multiple sclerosis can be but also the improvements that can be made with the right support and determination. I highly recommend watching this video because it gives insight on the struggles of multiple sclerosis but also is very inspiring because it shows how Breea overcame those struggles.


References:

[breeareneebeatsms]. (2012, September 8). Multiple Sclerosis - Breea's Story. Youtube. https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5819044671474784522#editor/target=post;postID=5619129910520304250