December 2004

Year of Diagnosis: 1992
Country of Residence: Paris, France and New York, USA
Occupation: International lawyer admitted in Paris and in New
York, based in New York, travels every two months to Paris to see clients.
Type of MS: Primary progressive.

November 2004

Year of diagnosis: 1969 - 1979
Occupation: 1956 & 1964 Olympic Gold medal winner
Country: Australia

September 2004

Year of diagnosis: 2001
Occupation: Concert Pianist
Country: Russia

August 2004

Year of diagnosis: 1997
Occupation: Former zoologist and medical researcher
Type of MS: Primary Progressive MS
Country: United Kingdom

July 2004

Year of diagnosis: 1999
Occupation: Special needs teacher
Type of MS Relapsing-Remitting
Country: Slovakia

May 2004

Year of diagnosis: 1994
Occupation: Stand-up Comedienne, Unpublished Poet, Part-time Office Assistant
Type of MS: Relapse-Remitting
Country: Canada

April 2004

Year of diagnosis: 1988
Occupation: Artist - sculptor. I get a War Pension as a base income. (Ex British Army)
Type of MS: Not sure
Country: United Kingdom

March 2004

Karina from Chile

February 2004

Country of Residence: Mexico
Year of Diagnosis: 1981
Occupation: Paediatrician
Type of MS: Relapsing Remitting/suspected Secondary Progressive

The first sign that something was wrong was the paresthesia [spontaneously occurring sensation of burning, prickling, tingling, or creeping on the skin] on the right side of my body especially when I was lying down or not doing physical work. I did not give it any importance, attributing it to stress or fatigue. I examined myself and my conclusions were not optimistic but I decided to ignore them.

January 2004

Country of Residence: Italy
Year of Diagnosis: 1993
Occupation: Project Quality Coordinator
Type of MS: Primary Progressive

Claudio Conforti – more than ten years ago – I considered myself a relatively normal case in today’s society: a good job on one hand (working as a chemical engineer in the process department of an engineering and building company for oil and petrochemical plants), but on the other hand a divorce behind my shoulders, no children, and as a result not so big an interest in the future of my life.