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Shining A Light on a dark disease

Multiple Sclerosis : The Invisible Enemy

When the Body Attacks

1/12/2021

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Our immune systems are a beautiful thing: usually a well oiled machine. When we get sick, this war loving system attacks the invader and gets us on the road to a healthy recovery. At least that's what is supposed to happen. The scary truth is, that every once in awhile, this life saving system turns on the person it has been designed to protect. Like a traitor in a spy movie, the immune system begins targeting the already healthy parts of our body. Multiple Sclerosis is one of the many autoimmune diseases that can occur when "the body attacks".
    
So what exactly is Multiple Sclerosis? How does it affect a person and who can get it? There is much we know about this hidden disease, whose symptoms can be vague and intermittent, but there is also much we continue to learn. 

​To begin educating yourself on MS click the powerpoint below.
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    I am a high school senior completing his final project on multiple sclerosis. I have a relative with the disease, but never really thought much about it because she never acted "different". While completing this project, I not only learned about the disease, but also learned the inner strength and tenacity of a woman I've known all my life

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