Week 1: Checkpoint - Taking a Position

I took the position that a specific negative post, made on a blog, about Multiple Sclerosis was unacceptable.  There were multiple considerations that were relevant to the issue.  A diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis is not something that requires a radical change to the person's life; and while small changes are necessary, it is not something to be negative about.  Furthermore, having a negative attitude about life, and all the things that you presuppose can no longer be done, is radically unhealthy.  Finally, by posting that publicly the writer did a disservice to the Multiple Sclerosis community by encouraging that attitude; even more so to those recently diagnosed.


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