MS Head Start is a video series hosted by multiple sclerosis (MS) advocate Damian Washington, designed to help people newly diagnosed with MS through the first steps of their journey. Follow along with Damian as he discusses different aspects of MS management and daily life in each video.
Dealing with cognitive dysfunction in MS: Video 8 with Damian Washington
The cognitive deficits that come with multiple sclerosis (MS) are common — affecting up to two-thirds of patients — but that doesn’t make them any easier to deal with. In his latest feature, Damian Washington addresses MS cognitive dysfunction and the various ways it may present.
In our companion article, Beth Ullah reflects on the reason brain fog has been the hardest symptom for her to manage. Adapting to it has been half the battle, but she still fights daily to achieve some semblance of symbiosis.
Watch the video and check out the companion article below.
About Damian Washington
Damian, who lives in Los Angeles, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2017. As an MS advocate, Washington uses his YouTube channel, NoStressMS, which has more than 6,000 subscribers, to educate and raise awareness about life with MS. He also provides his insight into the patient experience to pharmaceutical companies. Damian often says, “MS is a terrible way to meet wonderful people.”
MS cognitive fog is the hardest symptom for me to accept
“You only begin to grasp the import of an event – and its larger implications vis-à-vis your life – long after it has entered into that realm marked ‘memory.’” — Douglas Kennedy, “…
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