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Multiple sclerosis is a life-changing diagnosis for one million people who are affected in the U.S. — but for a professional athlete, its physical limitations can seem particularly challenging.
Chris Wright, 34, the first person with MS to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) , has been living with the disorder since his 2012 diagnosis. Ahead of World MS Day on May 30, Wright and his neurologist, Dr. Heidi Crayton, joined Fox News Digital in an on-camera interview from Washington, D.
C., to discuss how he has come to terms with his MS and to share words of wisdom for others facing the diagnosis. (See the video at the top of this article.
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