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Recently I've had a few young people who have been recently diagnosed with MS get in touch. I'm always happy to hear from people, because on of the most common themes I see emerge when these young people start to open up is the isolation they feel post-diagnosis. It's hard to be the only one in your family, your friends, and your peer group that has MS. It sometimes feels like nobody understands.  

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Deric Hartigan, 3e weather presenter and fitness fan extraordinaire has today announced Aware and Multiple Sclerosis Ireland as the official charity partners for the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon 2015. A field of 14,000 runners is expected for the event, which takes place on Bank Holiday Monday, October 26th next and entry is available online now.

I don’t remember too much from the day I got diagnosed in the Lourdes Hospital but I do recall the doctor telling me that I would have to learn to manage my MS. Back then, I didn’t even know what a sclerosis was but I suppose that over the years, I have learned to get along with my lesions- always conscious of the fact that I am at their mercy. I try to get the best out of a bad situation and keep on top of current treatments, research and therapies.

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Sometimes we don’t see things as clearly, some things we see more sharply.  One thing that is for certain, MS has changed the way I see things…