Living with Multiple Sclerosis: Sam Smith

[@hughlingard]

You're doing great work Attitude. Informing people about medical conditions in a way that is both entertaining and optimistic. I wish I was a kiwi.

[@AttitudeLive]

Thanks for the message Brian, it's the reason we do what we do! Will pass this on to the team. Hope you keep watching and have a good week!

[@hughlingard]

You're very welcome.

[@declancairo6446]

i realize I am kind of off topic but does anybody know a good site to stream newly released series online ?

[@SuperMissblueeyes]

Good to "meet" you all. It's good for you that you all now have each other. It's good to have a support system with people who are going through the same thing & can truly understand what you're going through.

[@GarethMasonWalkingTallwithGMAN]

I wish I lived near you guys so we could do a collab video and continue to raise awareness. It's so important raising awareness for people with disabilities, absolutely love your work Attitude!

[@AttitudeLive]

Thank you for your kind words Gareth - we are really keen to do collaborations in the future so will keep you in mind!

[@ginettesparkes6626]

Having MS is an silent monster, & it can bite you on the arse when you least expect it, me i just come out of hospital with sepsis & a kidney infection & had a pacemaker fitted this year , yeah its a pretty shit thing to put up with, but you have to stay healthy eat well & stay stress free as possible had this monster for 11 years now yep god bless you all.

[@jasenkavukelic5047]

ginette sparkes Hope you' re ok...

[@jennyvezina4551]

Thank you for airing this it was very informative. i always thought ALL MS patients were bound for wheelchairs. i learned a lot thank you for opening my eyes.

[@AttitudeLive]

Well thank you for watching Jenny, hope you enjoyed!

[@shellmcc0414]

What an incredible pair of people, not letting it stop their lives, my hats off to you both ❤️

[@jenniferakin7203]

Recently diagnosed with ms myself. Thank you for this video

[@LivingLifeSlower]

Welcome to the Club. Stay strong.

[@zahabiahussain1145]

Me too recently diagnosed

[@AspieAnswers]

Thanks for sharing this with us. It's a real eye opener to know more from others with this and how they go about it all... We need to wait and see what the future holds for us in the way of health and science for people with different health complications...

[@AttitudeLive]

Thanks for watching Aspie!

[@AspieAnswers]

You are welcome. I wish all the people who partaken in Sam's story the best in their health of MS and that they will thrive and succeed into whatever their future plans will be.

[@LivingLifeSlower]

I deal with continuous issues with balance being my baseline issue. Its impacted my inner ear, right foot and right eye. I'm impacted by foot drop and sudden loss of leg muscle strength. Fatigue hits me like a truck around 3 times daily. I'm impacted by brain fogging MASSIVELY and sudden mood changes. However. I still work and try to remain positive. I've no idea what the future has in store for me but I know if I give up hope, I'll surrender way before my time.

[@Tns85]

Hi. Sam. I have secondary progressive ms and am also working full time in research. I have not needed a chair but some days i really could use one. Doc wrote me a script for one. Its so hard to live with so much fatigue and pain. I used to run and was once a very athletic person pursing a degree of a health coach. I truly feel more research should be done about the coorlation of very athletic people who become diagnosed with ms. So many people i have talked to had once had athletic s as a daily part of life before ms

[@jazzytingz3035]

Teresa Nigro I have MS 19 years now I walk with a cane due to foot drop. With having a athletic background did you lose the muscle and strength you had?

[@Tns85]

Jasmine Smith yes , over the last 2 and half years i have to been able to re gain the muscle strength i once had. my arms seem to be weaker

[@Tns85]

Jasmine Smith i have not been able to regain strength

[@bonniegleicher7483]

You both are so incredible. This channel is incredible.

[@AttitudeLive]

Thanks for watching Bonnie, hope you stay tuned!

[@zombychyk85]

great video! I was diagnosed back when I was 26

[@AttitudeLive]

Thanks Tonda, hope you're living a happy & healthy life!

[@ncalchic1085]

I was 28 #mslife

[@unknownentity7964]

Is that Tom Rosenthal music in the background? I love his music, "This road is long" seemed especially fitting

[@superlasse2468]

Yes, the song is called "it's ok"

[@ByeByeBelly]

Great video 😊

[@amproductions5727]

I was expecting the singer Sam Smith lol. One of my close family friends has MS and has just gotten married

[@oliviapetrowski4553]

AM Productions I was expecting the singer, too!

[@RatanRoy-pl3rs]

here's a few suggestions for treating ms at home Make sure you consume enough fruit and vegetables (preferably organic). Make sure you have enough vitamin C Get a bit of exercise eg walking, yoga etc make use of herbs with infection fighting properties such as myrrh and burdock and others including huang qi (I learned these and why they work from Denelle multi care site )

[@Ane127]

Please look into the diets by Dr. Roy Swank, Dr. Terry Wahls, and Dr. George Jelinek.

[@carriefreitag8948]

Why do they not do the stem cell treatment in the United States, it should be covered under insurance!?! Although big bad insurance companies in the States like to keep us sick, there is no money in cures. My husband has RRMS he was diagnosed 8 years ago, he is stable and doing well for now.

[@AttitudeLive]

Thanks for watching Carrie. I cant speak on behalf of Sam however any international treatment has the often prohibitive price tag! Hope you and your husband are living a happy and healthy life now! 👍

[@autisticzuko2750]

They actually do some stem cell research here and treatment, a family member of mine went through it after being paralyzed in a car accident - though they're distant family so I'm not sure how he's doing now but he did get some movement back in his hands which is pretty cool because he was paralyzed from the neck down.

[@oliviapetrowski4553]

0:02 Hello, Miss Gigi!

[@skinncosmetics1979]

Can ms cause ringing ear

[@oliviapetrowski4553]

So is MS kind of like ALS?

[@michaelaleach8195]

Olivia Petrowski it's similar in the aspect that it effects the central nervous system however MS is generally not fatal whereas ALS is always fatal. They share many of the same symptoms but they are definitely not the same. ALS impacts the nerve cells themselves and they eventually deteriorate to the point where people lose the ability to breathe and the brain cannot pump the heart muscle. MS doesn't attack the cells but instead the myelin sheath surround the nerve cell. This is why they get the altered sensations, numbness and phantom pains. The signals aren't passed as efficiently to tell the brain what the body is actually feeling. It can get worse over time but it doesn't impact the nerve cells in the brain, so it doesn't generally lead to death.

[@grayskindablue]

23:08 that child’s stomach is massive, tf. And it doesn’t match the rest of her body at all?? I’d be rushing her to a doctor.

[@Lifeletnothingholdudown]

It's so sad that people can't get the treatment they need because of money it shouldn't be like that.

[@aronicio]

Is this genetic or something else can lead to Ms?

[@danny_yeets]

Aaroni Peperoni i believe that it is genetic and I also believe that it can be hereditary.

[@caity8904]

There's no solid proof that it's genetic, they have no idea yet what causes it. I have a family of over 100 and I am the only one with MS.

[@LivingLifeSlower]

No one actually knows 100%. We can only guess.

[@eastfrisian_88]

It is really a mystery whether it is inherited or a coincidence if it occurs frequently in families. My step-uncle died of it in the early 1980s in his late 30s two years after the diagnosis, but at that time there was no medication or effective therapy available. His daughter was diagnosed with MS 20 years ago, and she is doing relatively well thanks to therapy. His son has no signs of MS so far, but his son (the grandson of my step-uncle) though was also diagnosed with a very early stage of MS at the age of 15. So three cases of MS in one family. The doctors themselves shrug their shoulders and cannot explain it.

[@maurogabriele9848]

usate il tecfidera

[@lucylewiscantlose446]

Love Sam Smith :)

[@AttitudeLive]

Thanks for watching Lucy Lewis Can't Lose, hope you enjoyed!

[@aleenkoester5818]

"vegan diet is disgusting" well hey there sam. a vegan diet has actually the opportunity to first be delicious and second give you all the proteins you need without the side effects of meat and diary.