Margaret McVey was in her late 30s when she received a life-changing diagnosis.
An MRI scan revealed she had multiple sclerosis (MS), a neurological condition that causes a range of symptoms including difficulty walking, blurred vision and painful muscle spasms.
At the time doctors told her she had MS, Margaret, from The Loup, had a young family and the unknown potential consequences of the condition filled her with anxiety.
She explains: “I had three young kids in primary school at the time. I didn’t know what was wrong with me, the fatigue is like nothing else, so even if you sleep, you are still exhausted.
Read Margaret’s full story and how she has received incomparable support from the Mid Ulster MS Society support group over the years in this month’s Local Women Magazine, available to buy from the shops on download the app from the website.