Each day, at least 300 individuals are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and it’s thought to affect some 2.8 million people globally.
Learning you have multiple sclerosis (MS) can be shocking and confusing. You know you need more information — a lot of it — but you aren’t sure where to start or what questions to ask.
Asking your healthcare provider the right questions can be a good first step toward successfully navigating your new life with MS.
“[Doctors] become a character in each patient’s story, and we will impact how that story unfolds from that moment. This is a responsibility, but also a privilege and an opportunity,” said Annie Brewster, MD, a practicing internist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston who also has MS. “I now clearly understand that a doctor’s job is not simply to diagnose and ‘manage’ diseases, but rather to partner with patients in the ongoing journey of navigating illness.” READ MORE HERE