Welcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we are pleased to welcome Rick Nelson as our guest! Rick lives with MS and follows the Overcoming MS program. 

Watch this episode on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.     

Topics and Timestamps:

01:58 Can you tell us a little about yourself, your family, and your life? 

03:35 How about your experience with MS? When were you diagnosed and how did you initially cope with it?  

05:39 At which point did you come across the Overcoming MS program?  

08:04 What are some of the challenges you’ve faced at first in adopting the Overcoming MS program? How did you overcome them? 

09:51 When did you first start to see any kind of positive indicators in following Overcoming MS guidelines? What were these?  

10:42 You’ve been a valuable contributor to the Overcoming MS community. For example, you established the Overcoming MS Circle in Philadelphia and served as its ambassador. What’s that experience like?  

14:52 On a personal note, do you have any unusual interests you can tell us about? 

16:39 If there is one piece of advice you can share with people new to the Overcoming MS program, what would that be?  

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