Susan Zurndorfer has been living with primary progressive multiple sclerosis for 20 years. Susan lives in New York City, where she leads a busy social life and keeps active by walking and physical therapy. As Susan says, she has MS, but she doesn’t let MS define who she is. |
 Susan has been living with MS for over 20 years. Credit: Robert Lodge/MDedge News |
 My left leg started dragging … I began tripping and falling. Credit: FreeImages.com/Csongor Varga |
 My first MRI of the brain was inconclusive … then an MRI of the spinal cord indicated MS. Credit: James Cavallini/Science Source |
 I remember going to the MS Center in Teaneck, NJ with my 2 MRIs. Credit: LeoPatrizi/Getty Images |
 The bad news is that I have MS. The good news is that I have this MS center. Credit: miodrag ignjatovic/Getty Images |
 If there’s anything new going on in the world of MS, I will know about it. Credit: Robert Lodge/MDedge News |
 Then he showed me my pink flowered walker and it became my “Mercedes.” Credit: Robert Lodge/MDedge News |
I don’t want MS to identify me. Credit: powerofforever/Getty Images |
 She’s up to date on my life, and how I live my life. Credit: Steve Debenport/Getty Images |
 Anybody with MS should be involved with an MS center. Credit: shapecharge/Getty Images |
 Today we have so many treatments available … to keep it from progressing. Credit: shapecharge/Getty Images |
 Being positive is a choice, that’s my saving grace. Credit: Robert Lodge/MDedge News |
