Grace, volunteer at the MS Society's national office in Belfast

"I was 37 years old, married with three teenage sons when I received the news I had MS. 

Taking medical retirement at 37 years of age wasn't great and my life has gone in a different direction to what I expected, but it's not the end of the world. I now volunteer a few days a week in the MS Society's offices in Northern Ireland and it's something I really enjoy." 

Grace was chosen as one of the faces for a national campaign to raise awareness of the condition.

"I was excited to take part in the advert and was willing to share my story to help others. The majority of people I meet view MS as a very negative condition. It annoys me that so many people think you?ll automatically end up using a wheelchair all the time and that the condition will progress rapidly.

I might get by using a mixture of my stick and scooter for the rest of my life - none of us know how things will turn out but you must remain positive."