Courtesy of Cathy Chester
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Cathy Chester first began her advocacy after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis herself
The process of being diagnosed with a chronic condition like multiple sclerosis can often be a scary experience for both you and your family. That’s why advocate Cathy Chester, who was first diagnosed with the illness in 1986, hopes to provide more awareness and education around the condition.
MS is a chronic illness involving the central nervous system, affecting the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. Chester emphasized that people can experience a broad range of symptoms — including milder ones like blurred vision and numbness or more severe ones like paralysis and mobility problems.
“My mission is to help the MS community — to educate and to inspire and to empower them with the information they need,” she said.
Check out more of our conversation with Cathy simply by clicking here and being re-directed to the site of Katie Couric, who interviewed Cathy.
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