Today on MS understood we chat with Elise from msbreakingbarriers on Instagram. Elise was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis within seven hours of her first symptoms in Athens, Greece. She talked about the huge difference between getting diagnosed in Greece and then having to come home to Australia and get diagnosed again. We talk a lot about medical gaslighting, which is not something that I have experienced. Elise talked about how her symptoms weren't taken seriously and she was told she was depressed. We talk about the amount of lesions versus the location of the lesions makes the biggest impact. We talk about the emotional impact of having MS, living every day with debilitating symptoms and how much life changes, and the loss we go through. Elise is a teacher and talks about how she returned to work after her diagnosis with the support from her school. We covered so many things in this chat and I really hope you'll find something in it that resonates with you.

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Thank you so much for listening to today's episode of MS Understood. you can find Elise on Instagram at @msbreakingbarriers, and you can find links to anything we chatted about in the show notes. You can find me on Instagram @Clare.Reilly. The best thing you can do to support this podcast is click follow on Spotify, Subscribe on your other podcast listening platforms and leave a rating, this helps others find the podcast.

I'm always looking for new guests for the MS Understood podcast, if this is you or someone you know, please send me a message via either of my instagram accounts. In an effort to make sure to have representation I'd love to hear from any members of the lGBTQI+ community, our Black and BIPOC community or any men willing to share their stories of living with Multiple Sclerosis.