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'Why the chronic disease I self-diagnosed with Google has been the making of me'
direct to your inboxOne in five people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the UK is now under the age of 30.And when patients are diagnosed with MS, no one can predict how the condition will affect them, or how disabled they will become.It's a frightening position for a young a person to be in - one Amy Thompson, 23, knows all about.The fashion graduate, who lives in Worsley, was diagnosed with MS, a condition which affects the central nervous system, just before her 21st birthday, while studying fashion marketing at university and doing an internship in France."I was living in Paris at the time and I went on a weekend away," Amy explained."My leg had started to feel really heavy, but as I couldn't explain it I just ignored it for a