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We Don't Talk About_Sammy Moynihan
23/05/201622/04/20172016, Chronic disease, Depression, Disability, Family, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Stories

Thriving with Primary Progressive MS

Sammy Moynihan, CanberraAustralian Capital TerritorySammy is 27 years old. He was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS) in early 2013, but has felt the effects of MS since his […]

02/05/201622/04/20172016, Archive, Chronic disease, Disability, Discrimination, Family, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurological disease, Stories

This is what I want you to know (and didn’t say on TV)

This We Don’t Talk About story was originally published in shortened form as ‘I Feel Sorry For The Person Who Left Me This Note. They Clearly Don’t Understand Disability’ by The Huffington […]

02/05/201622/04/20172016, Archive, Chronic disease, Disability, Discrimination, Family, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurological disease, Stories

I Feel Sorry For The Person Who Left Me This Note. They Clearly Don’t Understand Disability

This We Don’t Talk About story was originally published by The Huffington Post on 2 May 2016. You can read it here. A longer, more complete version of Justine’s story is published […]

01/02/201622/04/20172016, Archive, Chronic disease, Employment, Family, Finances, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurological disease, Stories

Juggling MS, family and work: Priorities and possibilities

 Mike WelshWest Footscray, VictoriaMike is a digital banking guru at ANZ Bank. English-born, he migrated to Australia with his partner, Kate, twelve years ago. They married in 2009 and have two […]

07/01/201622/04/20172016, Archive, Chronic disease, Employment, Family, Finances, Medication, Medication side effects, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Stories

Getting on with it: A mother and business woman living with MS

Rachael HendryToongabbie, New South WalesRachael was diagnosed with MS in July 2014 at the age of 33. She works full time, and also runs her own side business. She is […]

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