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My recovery from Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

In 2015, my reasonably “normal” life came to a sudden halt when I found myself unable to move as usual. I was 23, married, and a mom to a busy baby boy. That morning my right foot did not want to step on the brake properly when I was driving. My foot refused to remain still when I moved it from the petrol- to the brake pedal. I knew that something was seriously wrong.

A MRI scan showed massive lesions in my brain, and the lumbar puncture confirmed that antibodies

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