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Media Project: Toilet Tissue Roll

                           For my media project, I was assigned the client Alice. Alice has multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. People with MS might experience a host of issues, including weakness, dysmetria, speech problems, vertigo, diplopia, and pain. Alice has Secondary-Progressive MS. Some characteristics of this type is relapse and remit, but breaks soon stop. Remission is only a little bit better (not back to baseline).   In addition to physical symptoms, MS can have profound emotional consequences. For Alice, the MS diagnosis has been difficult to process, causing stress, grief, and generalized anxiety.  She is retired and misses working in her garden and community. In the process of focusing on a client’s physical health, we neglect the emotional health. Emotional health is an essential component overall health and wellness.   Alice’s emotional sta

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