A personal experience with MS: In conversation with BBC Radio Presenter Erika North | S2E25

Welcome the Living Well with MS podcast, and we are joined by Erika North. Erika was diagnosed with MS in 2008 and is now happy to put a spotlight on the trials and tribulations her condition brings, with a trademark sense of humor listeners of the BBC will be familiar with! 

Topics and timestamps:

01:52 Could you tell us a bit about yourself? 

03:10 Can you tell us a bit about your own MS journey when you started to have symptoms and diagnosis? 

10:09 How does an MS diagnosis affect someone in a public-facing role?  

21:22 How is the public impression of MS changing?  

26:25 How did you discover the program and how have you found adapting your lifestyle to Overcoming MS? 

33:06 Do you think Overcoming MS is a healthy lifestyle for all? 

37:11 Do you think COVID-19 has affected how you can live healthily and affected getting hold of healthy food? 

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