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We're celebrating the 5th anniversary of RealTalk MS and we're kicking it off with my exclusive conversation with CNN national correspondent and anchor, John King. John was diagnosed with MS in 2008. However, John didn't disclose his diagnosis until 2021 — in an unplanned moment on national television.

John shares his MS journey from the day he was diagnosed through his unplanned disclosure. And he also shares a message for anyone who is newly diagnosed with MS.

Then, we're doing something completely different! You won't want to miss the second half of this special 5th anniversary episode when listener Dawnia Baynes takes over RealTalk MS — and interviews Jon!

We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??!

This Week: We're celebrating our 5th anniversary! :22

My exclusive conversation with CNN's John King 4:22

Welcome to the Dawnia Baynes Takeover! 23:10

Share this episode 38:08

Download the RealTalk MS app for your iOS or Android device 38:28

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I've always thought about the RealTalk MS podcast as a conversation. And this is your opportunity to join the conversation by sharing your feedback, questions, and suggestions for topics that we can discuss in future podcast episodes. Please shoot me an email or call the RealTalk MS Listener Hotline and share your thoughts!

Email: jon@realtalkms.com
Phone: (310) 526-2283

And don't forget to join us in the RealTalk MS Facebook group!

LINKS

If your podcast app doesn't allow you to click on these links, you'll find them in the show notes in the RealTalk MS app or at www.RealTalkMS.com

National MS Society COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for People Living with MS
https://www.nationalmssociety.org/coronavirus-covid-19-information/multiple-sclerosis-and-coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine-guidance

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RealTalk MS Episode 264
Guests: John King and Dawnia Baynes

Tags: MS, MultipleSclerosis, MSResearch, MSSociety, RealTalkMS

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In addition to its physical symptoms, MS can also affect your emotional well-being. Depression, persistent anxiety, and extreme irritability are common. And, just like the physical symptoms of MS, they require treatment. But people living with MS tend to focus on their physical health and, too often, end up neglecting their mental health.

Dr. Dawn Ehde joins me to talk about maintaining and strengthening your emotional well-being when you're living with MS, and she'll introduce you to a new resource that you're going to want to know about.

This Thursday, the National MS Society is hosting the virtual Hispanic/Latinx MS Experience Summit. The event is free and the sessions will be available in both English and Spanish. We're sharing the details! We'll even tell you how and where to register!

We'll tell you about a study that compared how low-efficacy and high-efficacy disease-modifying medications impact brain atrophy and disease activity.

We'll share study results that showed how choosing to be on disease-modifying medications affects mortality.

And we'll tell you about a study that focused on how MS impacts your ability to show up at work.

We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??!

This Week: Managing your mental health :22

The Hispanic/Latinx MS Experience Summit takes place this Thursday, Sept 15. Here's how to register 2:20

A study compares low-efficacy and high-efficacy disease-modifying medications 3:40

A study assesses the association between being on a disease-modifying medication and surviving 7:39

A study shows that that people with MS miss work more than twice as much as healthy people 9:56

Dr. Dawn Ehde discusses how you can maintain and strengthen your emotional well-being and she introduces a new resource that you're going to want to know about 14:40

Share this episode 31:06

Download the RealTalk MS app for your iOS or Android device 31:27

SHARE THIS EPISODE OF REALTALK MS

Just copy this link & paste it into your text or email: https://realtalkms.com/263

ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION

Email: jon@realtalkms.com
Phone: (310) 526-2283

And don't forget to join us in the RealTalk MS Facebook group!

LINKS

If your podcast app doesn't allow you to click on these links, you'll find them in the show notes in the RealTalk MS app or at www.RealTalkMS.com

National MS Society COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for People Living with MS
https://www.nationalmssociety.org/coronavirus-covid-19-information/multiple-sclerosis-and-coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine-guidance

What to Expect from Mental Health Care: A Guide for People with MS
https://www.nationalmssociety.org/getmedia/a4fa7de4-2196-4b6d-9dd5-e804ecfdb119/CD_pubs_mentalHealthGuidance_0422_FINAL.pdf

National MS Society Hispanic/Latinx MS Experience Summit
https://nmss.6connex.com/event/HispanicandLatinx/Login

STUDY: High-Efficacy Therapy Reduces Subcortical Grey Matter in Japanese Patients with Relapsing-Onset Multiple Sclerosis: A 2-Year Cohort Study
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211034822005855

STUDY: Disease-Modifying Drugs for Multiple Sclerosis and Association with Survival
https://nn.neurology.org/content/9/5/e200005

RealTalk MS Episode 211: The Ins and Outs of Employment with MS with Dr. Phillip Rumrill
https://realtalkms.com/211

STUDY: Work Productivity Loss Among Adults Aged 18-64 Years with Multiple Sclerosis in the United States: A Propensity Score Matched Study
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1551741122002091?via%3Dihub