Teresa Rousseau's MS diagnosis came about after years of unsettling but fairly undramatic symptoms - mostly tingling and numbness. Following an inconclusive MRI, she went on an active adventure holiday, finally getting the call from her neurologist two days after her return.
She had no knowledge of MS and was unprepared for the onset of disability when it arrived. But along with her posse, she maintains living independently, and her current goal is to walk 10 feet through work with her physical therapist.
Teresa's main point is that, following an MS diagnosis, not everything that you'll go through in life is about MS. She advises anyone at the start of their own journey to be relentless in finding somebody who will listen and treat your whole person.
Interview by Laura Kolaczkowski
Edited by Steve Woodward at The Podcasting Editor
Podcast artwork by Jackie Zimmerman at Queen of GSD
Background Music is “Old Photos” by Olexy
Support of this project is made possible through the generosity of Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.