Here’s a question we asked last year – how do you explain multiple sclerosis to those who don’t understand? And here are a few answers: “I’m burnt alive every day.” “A single bead of sweat can bring me to my knees.” “I can be struck down in just seconds.” Over the past year, we’ve been… Continue reading Wrapping up Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms
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Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – numbness
“When I woke up, my hands were gone.” That’s how Adriana Grasso described the numbness she experiences as part of her MS. It’s so severe that she doesn’t even know what it feels like to hold someone’s hand. As she says, “A simple thing that we take for granted – touch – it’s gone, and… Continue reading Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – numbness
Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – balance
Describing her loss of stability and balance is difficult for Carol Cooke. One moment, she might be walking, and the next, she’ll fall to the ground. As she says, “I just want to get up and keep going,” but that’s not possible due to the symptoms of her multiple sclerosis (MS). Listen to Carol speak… Continue reading Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – balance
Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – brain fog
Australian Jessica Anderson has been living with multiple sclerosis since she was 12 years old, and she says brain fog is the scariest symptom she experiences, especially not being able to gather and make sense of her own thoughts. During her worst moments, she can barely focus on a thought for more than 30 seconds.… Continue reading Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – brain fog
Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – fatigue
“It’s like I’m deflated. I don’t feel like doing anything.” That’s how Darcy McCann says he feels on most days. He’s a young Australian who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis [MS] at the age of 10, and his most debilitating symptom is fatigue, which comes and goes as a result of his nerves being constantly… Continue reading Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – fatigue
Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – dizziness
Lyn Petruccelli is living with multiple sclerosis, and she fights random waves of vertigo and dizziness that can strike her at any moment. Sometimes, the feelings are so strong, she can’t even get out of bed. As Lyn says, “I can’t see it coming, and that makes it hard to fight.”1 You are now… Continue reading Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – dizziness
Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – spasticity
Australian comedian and public speaker Tim Ferguson said it the best – “Seeing [MS] is all about helping everybody, in society, right across the world, get their heads around this mysterious and sometimes scary condition.” He’s living with multiple sclerosis (MS), and he spoke about his spasticity in the video below. You are now… Continue reading Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – spasticity
Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – hot and cold
Dimitri is living with multiple sclerosis (MS), and he experiences dramatic changes in his body temperature every day. These swings can aggravate his other symptoms and leave him feeling suffocated. As he puts it, “a single bead of sweat can bring me to my knees.” You are now seeing hot and cold Photographed by… Continue reading Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – hot and cold
Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – blurred vision
Hidden – invisible – unnoticed. That’s what symptoms for many living MS are like. So how do you explain them to people who don’t understand? The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Australia (MSA) decided to stop just talking about them and start showing what it’s like to live with MS. Their project is called Seeing [MS]… Continue reading Seeing [MS]: The invisible symptoms – blurred vision