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Fighting back: Failing eyesight caused by multiple sclerosis means chartered accountant Mel Posesorski needs the help of a monocular to work at his computer, one of many adjustments he has had to make in adapting to his disability with dignity and determination
Fighting back: Failing eyesight caused by multiple sclerosis means chartered accountant Mel Posesorski needs the help of a monocular to work at his computer, one of many adjustments he has had to make in adapting to his disability with dignity and determination

Fighting back: Failing eyesight caused by multiple sclerosis means chartered accountant Mel Posesorski needs the help of a monocular to work at his computer, one of many adjustments he has had to make in adapting to his disability with dignity and determination

Date6/2/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132286F
Along for the ride: Editor Max Crittenden, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, rides through the park on his electrically powered wheelchair scooter with his two poodles. Crittenden had formerly relied on a manual push chair, but fatigue made it difficult for him to go far in it.
Along for the ride: Editor Max Crittenden, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, rides through the park on his electrically powered wheelchair scooter with his two poodles. Crittenden had formerly relied on a manual push chair, but fatigue made it difficult for him to go far in it.
10/20/1986
Grief-stricken: Leonard O'Brien and his wife, Jean, mourn the loss of feisty Kathleen O'Brien, 68, who didn't let multiple sclerosis stop her from playing the piano
Grief-stricken: Leonard O'Brien and his wife, Jean, mourn the loss of feisty Kathleen O'Brien, 68, who didn't let multiple sclerosis stop her from playing the piano
7/15/1980
Left, Dan McGregor,f 74, found independence, despite multiple sclerosis, in specially renovated quarters in his daughter's home
Left, Dan McGregor,f 74, found independence, despite multiple sclerosis, in specially renovated quarters in his daughter's home
10/10/1989
Real buddies: David Sheppard (left), who has multiple sclerosis, devotes much of his time teaching students such Chris, a resident at Bloorview Hospital with cerebral palsey
Real buddies: David Sheppard (left), who has multiple sclerosis, devotes much of his time teaching students such Chris, a resident at Bloorview Hospital with cerebral palsey
3/28/1989
Multiple sclerosis turned Kathy Harvey into a quadriplegic but her atrt adorns cards sold to help fellow sufferers
Multiple sclerosis turned Kathy Harvey into a quadriplegic but her atrt adorns cards sold to help fellow sufferers
12/13/1991
Left behind: Ron Semple of North York, confined to a wheel chair by multiple sclerosis, watches buses leave terminal for areas outside Metro, buses not geared to handle the handicapped
Left behind: Ron Semple of North York, confined to a wheel chair by multiple sclerosis, watches buses leave terminal for areas outside Metro, buses not geared to handle the handicapped
7/12/1984
Home stretch: Marathon swimmer Jocelyn Muir jumps into the water yesterday for the 56th day of her 60-day odyssey around Lake Ontario to raise money for multiple sclerosis
Home stretch: Marathon swimmer Jocelyn Muir jumps into the water yesterday for the 56th day of her 60-day odyssey around Lake Ontario to raise money for multiple sclerosis
8/25/1987
The Duffys: Rob comforts wife Diane, who is in hospital suffering from multiple sclerosis, contracted two years ago.
The Duffys: Rob comforts wife Diane, who is in hospital suffering from multiple sclerosis, contracted two years ago.
11/18/1987
Canadian multiple sclerosis victim Richard Beecroft has spent the past three years riding around the world on an adult-sized tricycle to raise public (...)
Canadian multiple sclerosis victim Richard Beecroft has spent the past three years riding around the world on an adult-sized tricycle to raise public (...)
7/31/1986
MS patient, 'adopted mom' share much more than time, Laura Smith, left, has multiple sclerosis but the pain is eased twice a week with visits from vol(...)
MS patient, 'adopted mom' share much more than time, Laura Smith, left, has multiple sclerosis but the pain is eased twice a week with visits from vol(...)
1/4/1991
Art Linder: North York man whose wife has multiple sclerosis started a one-man crusade to find the cause of the disease after reading about Henribourg, which has an incredibly high incidence of MS
Art Linder: North York man whose wife has multiple sclerosis started a one-man crusade to find the cause of the disease after reading about Henribourg, which has an incredibly high incidence of MS
5/14/1984
Tank: Dr. Richard Cole is standing in front of the Oakville Hyperbaric Centre's oxygen chamber. The clinic provides treatment for 104 multiple sclerosis sufferers, 70 per cent of whom have experienced improvements. At right is centre coordinator Judy macNeill and Cole's wife.
Tank: Dr. Richard Cole is standing in front of the Oakville Hyperbaric Centre's oxygen chamber. The clinic provides treatment for 104 multiple sclerosis sufferers, 70 per cent of whom have experienced improvements. At right is centre coordinator Judy macNeill and Cole's wife.
3/5/1986