Living with MS: ‘I can’t wait — I have to make memories now’

When her only child hits his teens in a few years, Aoife Kirwan, 29, knows she’s going to be the “uncoolest thing in the world”.

But that’s not her top reason for being passionate about making lasting memories right now with her nine-year-old son Adam.

Aoife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) six years ago. She has relapsing remitting MS — periods when the disease is ‘active’ and symptoms flare up.