Trustees week – meet Rebecca!

Meet Rebecca Armstrong from Murton who has multiple sclerosis (MS) and became an MS-UK trustee last year.

Rebecca, who lives with her husband and three children, was first diagnosed with the life-long condition in 2013. Since then, she’s decided to use her diagnosis for good and to support others, something she’s looking forward to doing by working with MS-UK. “My first symptoms were numbness down one side after a long-haul flight,” she explains. “This got worse and worse over time and, months later after an MRI scan, I was diagnosed with MS.”

“At first I felt confused and angry,” she says. “I thought, why me? But now I’ve lived with MS for ten years, and I genuinely feel it’s given me purpose and I am grateful I get to support others. I get to make a difference, have met some amazing people and had some experiences I never thought I would, such as speaking at TEDx.”

Rebecca is an HR expert with her own company which helps businesses achieve best practice in the area of equality, diversity and inclusion. She also runs a free Facebook group offering support to anyone facing challenges in the workplace due to MS, or any disability or mental health issue.

Becoming a trustee for MS-UK is the latest string to her bow in her quest to help those living with this life-long condition.