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  🧠 Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Understanding Symptoms • Triggers • Lifestyle Support • StrongHer Empowerment Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune neurological condition that affects the brain and spinal cord. In MS, the immune system mistakenly attacks the protective coating around nerve fibers called myelin , disrupting communication between the brain and the body. This can lead to a wide range of physical, emotional, and cognitive symptoms — many of which are invisible to others. Understanding MS is an important step toward self-advocacy, symptom management, and building a supportive lifestyle. 🧬 What Happens in MS Damage to the myelin sheath — known as demyelination — slows or blocks nerve signals. Over time this may contribute to: • Inflammation • White-matter lesions • Nerve degeneration • Changes in mobility, sensation, energy, and cognition MS often follows a pattern of relapses (flare-ups) and remissions , though some individuals experience progres...