MS Diagnosis Journey

In the chronic disease arena, most everyone is more than willing to share their story for their own benefit and that of others. At the core of each story is the diagnosis. Everyone has a story to tell, and every storyteller needs an audience. We invite you to join us for the Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis Journey podcast and listen to these unique stories. There's much to learn from each other by listening to these stories of diagnosis. By sharing their experiences with others, the MS Diagnosis journey podcast will serve as a vehicle for healing and empowerment for the storyteller. Support of this project is made possible through the generosity of Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.

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MS Diagnosis Journey

Teresa Rousseau: Making Room to Dream More Dreams

June 16, 2022 • Laura Kolaczkowski • Episode 13

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.