This episode is the second of a series where Kathy talks to MSers from around the world about their diagnosis and treatment experiences, to see how they differ from our own.

Kathy's guest today is Robert Joyce, who lives in a beautiful part of the world, Connemara in Ireland. Now aged 50, Robert was diagnosed with MS while he was living and working in England at the age of 23. Although his fatigue meant that he couldn't continue working at the same rate, over the years he has owned several businesses, operated as a business consultant, and was the head of a sporting organisation in Ireland.

However, following a minor car accident his MS, which had been in remission for nearly a decade, returned and since then his life has to be lived in 30-minute blocks

Topics covered include:

• Robert's story of diagnosis in England, and subsequent treatment in Ireland
• His experience of working with a chronic illness in Ireland, USA, UK, Norway, Spain, Turkey and Switzerland
• The accident which bought his MS out of remission
• The symptoms which mean he has to live in thirty-minute bursts of activity

Resources mentioned in this episode (clickable links):

• Robert’s website A 30 Minute Life
• Robert on Twitter
• Robert on Instagram
• Temperature conversion! 
  • To change Fahrenheit to Celsius, deduct 32, then multiply by 5, then divide by 9
  • To change Celsius to Fahrenheit, multiply by 9, then divide by 5, then add 32

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