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S.C.'s Experience with M.S.

S.C. was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in June 2015. She was about to turn 22, and had already faced several medical issues including GERD, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can affect people in different ways, and in S.C.'s case, she experiences symptoms including weakness in her hands, as well as poor balance and coordination. She is now in law school, and was diagnosed during her first year. S.C. avoids telling her professors about her diagnosis, even though she struggles hand writing her numerous assignments because she does not want to be treated differently. S.C. enjoys horseback riding, and even volunteers with hippo-therapy three times a week. I think S.C. could benefit from OT because she can be taught new ways to prevent fatigue and even use adaptive equipment to help her with horseback riding or writing her papers. Her story is very inspiring because she has not let her diagnosis keep her from achieving her dreams.

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