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Charlie Jones

Suffering mum misdiagnosed for 13 years as doctors just told her to exercise more

A mum-of-two suffering from multiple sclerosis was left despairing after being misdiagnosed for 13 years, being told by doctors she needs to take more exercise or even have a "mixed drink".

"As if Smirnoff with a splash of cranberry juice could stop my body from declining," Lindsay Cohen Karp recently wrote.

The 39-year-old children's author suffered from debilitating fatigue, mobility issues, and pain for years. Eventually her stamina was low she couldn't even walk.

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