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Ned Fulmer Never thought he would be on his current journey with multiple sclerosis (MS).
“There were moments in my hospital bed where I thought I would never walk again or experience those things,” Fulmer, 38, told the outlet exclusively. US Weekly Ahead of launch on Sunday, November 23rd, Youtube videorevealing his multiple sclerosis diagnosis. “I didn’t have kids at the time, but it was something that I really wanted in life. You know, I think it made me not take things for granted.”
Fulmer is Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2013.
“It started as numbness and tingling in my hands and then spread to my arms, chest and back,” he explained us.
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Fulmer sought medical attention from a doctor and was told to return if symptoms worsened. Later, when “the virus started spreading” to his chest and back, he went to the hospital for an MRI, adding that one day he woke up with “no strength to stand up or walk.”
“It was completely overwhelming and sudden,” he continued. “I mean, I’m an able-bodied person who runs and plays sports and is very active, and all of a sudden my legs become so weak that I can move one way but not another, it’s shocking.”
While Fulmer said the treatments he received were “amazing,” he added they were also “pretty extreme,” including steroid injections and plasma exchange.
“As time went on, I started to get better. Then one day, I realized I could move my legs back and forth again, and it felt like a miracle,” he said. “When it became clear a year later, I was relieved.”
Fulmer now takes oral medication twice a day, which is “easier to tolerate” than the injectable medication.
“The persistent sensory symptoms were like numbness and tingling in my fingers, and luckily they were low enough that I could pretty much ignore them,” he said. “It flares up from time to time due to hot weather, cold weather, alcohol, stress or lack of sleep. These are things I try to control. I’m sure this happens to a lot of people with MS.”
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Fulmer added that his symptoms are “currently stable,” allowing him to participate in activities with his two sons, Wesley, 7, and Finn, 4, such as playing in a bounce house and attending backyard soccer and rugby games. (Ned shares his children with his wife Ariel Fulmerwith whom he confirmed his separation in September Having extramarital affairs.)
In his YouTube video, Ned sets out to walk as much as possible in support of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. For every 10 miles he walks, he donates $1,000 to the organization. He also encouraged other creators to join the challenge and beat his record. Ned’s ultimate goal is to raise awareness about multiple sclerosis and “inspire others to keep going.”
“You never know what someone might be silently suffering inside,” he told us us. “My heart goes out to those who are affected by this disease or any other more silent disease because people carry a lot of fear and I carry that fear with me.”
