Skip to content
Why does it take so long to get a MS diagnosis? episode artwork

Sep 15, 2026 9 min

Why does it take so long to get a MS diagnosis?

from Afternoons

Multiple sclerosis, also known as MS, is a life long neurological condition that affects five thousand New Zealanders. Symptoms often start for people between the ages of 20 to 50, but being such a complex condition, how it presents is also complicated .. with no two people experiencing MS in the same way. Which also means it can take time to be diagnosed with MS .. some people waiting up to ten years for an official diagnosis after symptoms start. Jesse talks to Shania Mathers about her story getting a MS diagnosis, but first MSNZ General Manager Amanda Rose joins Jesse to discuss why more needs to be done. [picture id="4JI9GK6_Amanda_Rose_1_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"]

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

Why does it take so long to get a MS diagnosis?

0:00 9:26

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Share this episode

Similar episodes

REMIX: Why we over-shop and compulsively acquire, and how to stop, with Dr Jan Eppingstall

Jan 9, 2026 1 hr 1 min

Similar podcasts

FoodTravelUSA with Elizabeth Sammone Elizabeth Dougherty Using the chassis of a food and travel show, Elizabeth Sammone has carved out her own lane in Talk Radio, covering the contamination of the food supply and the travel restrictions placed upon us by an overreaching government. The show also covers data protection, self-sufficiency and homesteading-related topics to help protect to us from this evil, corrupt system. With Elizabeth as the host, the show has a very different sound from the typical male-oriented talk radio. In combination with terrestrial stations that carry the show, we reach people who don't normally listen to politically-driven talk radio. In addition to the LIVE FEED of the show on Saturday afternoons from 5pm-7pm (eastern) / 2pm-4pm (pacific) we produce and distribute a dozen podcast / segments each week.Website: FoodTravelUSA.comHost: Elizabeth SammoneLive Broadcast: Friday 5pm (ET) / 2pm (PT) Executive Producer: Michael SerioEmail: [email protected] The American Story Christopher Flannery Every generation of Americans has been faced with the same question: how should we live? Our endlessly interesting answers have created The American Story. The weekly episodes published here stretch from battlefields and patriot graves to back roads, school yards, bar stools, city halls, blues joints, summer afternoons, old neighborhoods, ball parks, and deserted beaches—everywhere you find Americans being and becoming American. They are true stories about what it is that makes America beautiful, what it is that makes America good and therefore worthy of love. Each episode aims in some small way to awaken the better angels of our nature, to welcome us into and encourage us to enrich the great American story.

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of Afternoons?

This episode is 9 minutes long.

When was this Afternoons episode published?

This episode was published on September 15, 2026.

Can I download this Afternoons episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.