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Mum’s MS is accepted by her children, says Helen O’Callaghan.

ALISON O’Regan, 40, wants to be there for her two daughters. She was diagnosed with MS — the most common disabling neurological condition in Ireland — when Abigail, 11, was born.

“I was very ill after Abigail’s birth. It was daunting being a new mother without also feeling so sick. It was a relief to find a name for what I had,” she says.