On Invisible Illness, Black Masculinity and the 8-Year Anniversary of Me Being 'Shot in the Back.'
Eight years ago I had a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) and learned that I was among a rapidly growing number of Black patients afflicted with multiple sclerosis. This the story of that journey.
Over the last 2 decades, multiple studies have shown that Black people with MS tend to have a more aggressive disease course. In a study of clinical characteristics of MS, Black individuals with MS had a higher likelihood of optic nerve and spinal cord involvement,…
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