Many people with can also develop
complicated conditions like Mental changes, Depression, MS tremors, problems
with speech and swallowing, Paralysis, etc and are
discriminated against in public and at the workplace, to the point of losing
their jobs immediately they disclose their disease or leave the workforce
because of the symptoms of the disease, such as fatigue, functional disability,
and cognitive impairment.
complicated conditions like Mental changes, Depression, MS tremors, problems
with speech and swallowing, Paralysis, etc and are
discriminated against in public and at the workplace, to the point of losing
their jobs immediately they disclose their disease or leave the workforce
because of the symptoms of the disease, such as fatigue, functional disability,
and cognitive impairment.
Chronic diseases such as MS are usually termed
as Invisible illness because so people sometimes, don’t even believe you’re
sick because the symptoms are not seen.
as Invisible illness because so people sometimes, don’t even believe you’re
sick because the symptoms are not seen.
On this day, we attempt to raise to raise
awareness that the fact that the symptoms of the disease can’t been seen
doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist; to contribute to removing the barriers and
stigma people diagnosed with MS suffer and to help make life a bit better as
living with this condition is no easy task.
awareness that the fact that the symptoms of the disease can’t been seen
doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist; to contribute to removing the barriers and
stigma people diagnosed with MS suffer and to help make life a bit better as
living with this condition is no easy task.
Some of the ways to effectively manage and
live healthily with MS is through diet, exercise and healthy behaviours,
improved cognitive health, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, engaging in
meaningful activities that nurture one’s purpose in life, treating
relapses and preventing complications.
live healthily with MS is through diet, exercise and healthy behaviours,
improved cognitive health, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, engaging in
meaningful activities that nurture one’s purpose in life, treating
relapses and preventing complications.
And most importantly, getting a support system
and building social relationships to help you through the challenging stages of
the disease.
and building social relationships to help you through the challenging stages of
the disease.
While there’s no known cause or cure for MS, there have been some technological progress
in possibly finding a cure and helping people diagnosed with it manage their
condition better like medication reminders to efficiently follow their
treatment plans and smart devices- installed in homes to counter the problem of
reduced mobility.
in possibly finding a cure and helping people diagnosed with it manage their
condition better like medication reminders to efficiently follow their
treatment plans and smart devices- installed in homes to counter the problem of
reduced mobility.
Surely, these
represent signs of progress and hope for those living with MS, who have
suffered shame in silence for so long. Though
there’s a long way to go when it comes
invisible illness like these, Increased public awareness and more useful tools
like this are making life easier for the people with them.
represent signs of progress and hope for those living with MS, who have
suffered shame in silence for so long. Though
there’s a long way to go when it comes
invisible illness like these, Increased public awareness and more useful tools
like this are making life easier for the people with them.
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