“I’ve been thinking about it for a real long time,” she said. “But the way it works with MS is that doctors have to see at least two flare-ups before they can really diagnose you. So even though I had every indication that I had it, I wanted to (be) sure before I put myself out there.” Dean chose to reveal her condtion this week because it is National MS Awareness Week. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. Symptoms may include numbness in the limbs. At its worst, MS can result in paralysis or loss of vision, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
“I’ve been thinking about it for a real long time,” she said. “But the way it works with MS is that doctors have to see at least two flare-ups before they can really diagnose you. So even though I had every indication that I had it, I wanted to (be) sure before I put myself out there.”
Dean chose to reveal her condtion this week because it is National MS Awareness Week.
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. Symptoms may include numbness in the limbs. At its worst, MS can result in paralysis or loss of vision, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.