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Episode 83 Interview with Dave (MS WARRIOR)
Dave is an MS warrior from the UK that joined me in this episode. Dave talks about his journey with his MS diagnosis when he started experiencing tingling from his head to his foot when he stretched which he brushed off and ignored for over a year. Dave was at his mother-in-law's and she made a comment about his walking not being normal and later that weekend Dave lost all feeling in his right leg. Dave feared he had a stroke or heart attack and went to the hospital where nothing was done as far as testing so Dave made an appointment with his GP. Dave's GP said he had inner ear vertigo, but that made no sense being that it wouldn't explain his loss of feeling in his right leg. Dave's doctor referred him to a specialist and six months later he was told he had MS in 2019. Dave and I have some great conversations about how people are told they have a chronic disease without any mental health support for the patient and no explanation of our new life. We discuss the importance of addressing the mental health part of the disease as early as you can after diagnosis. Dave and I talk about the importance of finding a community like we did on TikTok to find people that relate to the struggles. Dave is a huge advocate in the UK about spreading awareness about MS and we talk about how we want to help people understand everything about living with a chronic disease. We also have a great conversation about how are governments treat us in the UK and USA. Dave also talks about his Facebook page, MS Champion for the MS Society (David Thurman), he started to help spread awareness about this disease. Dave is an amazing MS warrior with so much great information about how we manage this disease. Follow Dave_m.s-trucker on TikTok @multiplesclerosistrucker. Check out children's MS PDF from Dave here https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=9d3d6247a3&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-a:r-4469581347826250453&th=198e90b407e38a48&view=att&disp=inline&realattid=6D7EF8D1-FA57-4D58-A032-83C1EDF8BE36&zw.
Thank you Dave for sharing your journey!
Follow me on TikTok @msmichiganman64 Instagram @msmichiganman64 Facebook @Brian Wallace Brunswick Ohio
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By Brian WallaceDave is an MS warrior from the UK that joined me in this episode. Dave talks about his journey with his MS diagnosis when he started experiencing tingling from his head to his foot when he stretched which he brushed off and ignored for over a year. Dave was at his mother-in-law's and she made a comment about his walking not being normal and later that weekend Dave lost all feeling in his right leg. Dave feared he had a stroke or heart attack and went to the hospital where nothing was done as far as testing so Dave made an appointment with his GP. Dave's GP said he had inner ear vertigo, but that made no sense being that it wouldn't explain his loss of feeling in his right leg. Dave's doctor referred him to a specialist and six months later he was told he had MS in 2019. Dave and I have some great conversations about how people are told they have a chronic disease without any mental health support for the patient and no explanation of our new life. We discuss the importance of addressing the mental health part of the disease as early as you can after diagnosis. Dave and I talk about the importance of finding a community like we did on TikTok to find people that relate to the struggles. Dave is a huge advocate in the UK about spreading awareness about MS and we talk about how we want to help people understand everything about living with a chronic disease. We also have a great conversation about how are governments treat us in the UK and USA. Dave also talks about his Facebook page, MS Champion for the MS Society (David Thurman), he started to help spread awareness about this disease. Dave is an amazing MS warrior with so much great information about how we manage this disease. Follow Dave_m.s-trucker on TikTok @multiplesclerosistrucker. Check out children's MS PDF from Dave here https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=9d3d6247a3&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-a:r-4469581347826250453&th=198e90b407e38a48&view=att&disp=inline&realattid=6D7EF8D1-FA57-4D58-A032-83C1EDF8BE36&zw.
Thank you Dave for sharing your journey!
Follow me on TikTok @msmichiganman64 Instagram @msmichiganman64 Facebook @Brian Wallace Brunswick Ohio