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Article about living with invisible illness stigma

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Just read this interesting article about struggling with the stigma of multiple sclerosis. But it's also a story about living and coping with symptoms and perception in any invisible disabling chronic illness.

I found it encouraging and thought provoking.

Jamie-Lynn Sigler Isn't Ashamed of Using a Walking Stick for Her MS
The actress wants to erase multiple sclerosis stigma.
http://www.self.com/story/jamie-lynn-sigler-multiple-sclerosis-walking-stick