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I'm an Olympic medallist with MS - this is why I went public with my diagnosis
Team GB athlete Lina Nielsen is starting treatment for multiple sclerosis – a decade after being diagnosed. She tells The i ...
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MS Without Barriers: Athlete Lina Nielsen combats misconceptions over multiple sclerosis with new campaign
Lina Nielsen, 28, was diagnosed with MS aged 17 and initially believed that her athletics dreams were over due to her lack of education around the chronic disease.
I ran a major race partially paralysed – I could relapse any moment, says Team GB sprinter with ‘old man’s disease’
WHEN life gave Lina Nielsen lemons, she sprinted straight to the Olympics.  The 28-year-old was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 17 years old, leaving her terrified of disability. Doctors gave ...