Hestia58: Sex: F; Data Quality: 2 stars; MS: 29 yrs; Mentor; Type: Relapsing-Remitting; Sensation: Moderate; Overall: Moderate; Cognition: moderate; Vision: moderate; Speech: moderate; Swallowing: moderate; Upper limb: moderate; Walking: moderate

Hestia58: Female, 54 years; Dartmouth, NS

Primary Condition: MS and 5 more ▼

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

First symptom: Jul 1983
Diagnosis: Nov 2008

About Hestia58

I'm a mom of three grown kids. I am a writer and was a health care manager, moved to Ottawa 2 years ago. Diagnosis in Nov 2008, the day before my 50th birthday. Oddly, having an explanation seems like a present. I am reinventing my life. Now I am reinventing it without work - left work on disability Feb 24, 2009. I just couldn't keep up any more, and my symptoms were multiplying. Toying with moving to Nova Scotia to see the sea... I often write about my life with MS on my blog - come and join me: http://dabble58.blogspot.com/

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Member since: Sep 26, 2008 Last Login Nov 27, 2012

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Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) Mar 24, 2009

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