‘I thought I was going blind but it was an incurable condition - my life changed before me’
Across the world, it’s estimated that around 1.8 million people are living with multiple sclerosis (MS).The neurological condition, which can affect people of any age, can cause symptoms such as vision problems, tiredness and trouble walking and celebrities including Christina Applegate and Selma Blair have opened up about their experience being diagnosed.To mark MS Awareness Week (Monday, 22 April to Sunday, 28 April), OK! speaks to Rachel Maclean, the creator of womenswear brand web-site.co.uk, about her experience living with MS after being diagnosed around six years ago… “As I sat at my desk one morning, I realised that something was off. Picking up the document that I’d been reading the previous day, the words were all I blur in front of me. I couldn't read it at all.