Momentum - Summer 2013

Tell
Momentum

Whether you’re a student,
or the parent of a student
with MS, how do
you handle school?

nationalMSsociety.

org/backtoschool

in many MS-related social media outlets and newsletters.

While these networks have been supportive and provide great information and advice, I am still in search of a community that is more reflective of me.

Karima, via email

Another veteran’s perspective I want to thank Donnie Horner for sharing his perspectives on being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis while serving on active duty (“From military man to MS activist,” Spring 2013). Thank you for your service. I also have MS.

I was in command of nuclear-
tipped intercontinental ballistic
missiles (ICBMs) on strategic
alert duty during the Cold War,
including the Cuban missile
crisis and the Vietnam War. I
believe my MS was aggravated
by my period of active duty.
My first neurological signs
of MS occurred in 1973, six
years after I left, which falls
within the Veterans Affairs (VA)
requirement of an MS diagnosis
within seven years after release
for acknowledging a service-
connected disability.

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Editor’s note: The Society has been working with Capt. Lichtenstein to follow up. If you are a veteran with any questions about MS or access to services, call an MS Navigator at 1-800-344-4867.