Living Well with Multiple Sclerosis
Health & Fitness:Fitness
Welcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #20, where we are pleased to welcome Gillian Robertson as our guest!
Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from the stories of these very special people.
As always, your comments and suggestions are always welcome by emailing podcast@overcomingms.org. We hope you enjoy this episode’s conversation with Gillian, beaming to you straight from Grimentz in Switzerland.
Gillian’s Story
Gillian has been living in the ski resort of Grimentz in Switzerland for 14 years, after relocating for work 18 years ago from the UK to Switzerland. She and her husband have three grown daughters and two grandchildren, all now living in England. In April 2016, Gillian began feeling numbness and pins and needles in her feet, which gradually spread causing problems with her walking and balance. After various tests and referrals, she was diagnosed with RRMS in January 2017. Following physiotherapy, she started to take a disease modifying drug and decided to follow the OMS program, which she learned about after doing a lot of her own research on MS. She has since been able to return to her favorite sports: hiking, running, yoga, and skiing. She also completed a two-year Diploma in cuisine and patisserie at the Cordon Bleu culinary school and has started a new career as a private chef. Gillian volunteers for Overcoming MS by contributing and testing recipes. She is also a member of the OMS Communications Advisory Group.
Questions
3 Fun Facts About Gillian (in her own words)
Gillian’s Links
Coming up on our next episode
On August 18, you can “meet” India’s Ritu Kaur, who has taken up a one-woman effort to raise awareness about and destigmatize MS. She truly is an MS awareness machine! And don’t forget to submit your questions for Ask Jack #4 by August 23 by emailing them to podcast@overcomingms.org. Ask Jack #4 premieres on September 15.
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