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Ned Fulmer Discloses Long-Hidden MS, Launches Fundraising Walk

He is raising money for the National MS Society with a filmed endurance walk following more than a decade of privacy about his condition.

Overview

  • He says he was diagnosed in 2013 after numbness spread and he suddenly could not stand or walk, leading to hospitalization and an MRI.
  • He received steroid treatments and a plasma exchange, and he now manages the disease with a twice-daily oral medication while reporting remission and manageable tingling.
  • In a YouTube video posted Sunday, he partnered with WalkMS and pledged $1,000 to the National MS Society for every 10 miles he walked.
  • The video shows him becoming emotional at mile 22 and ending the 26-mile walk in tears as he recounts fear from his 2013 hospital stay.
  • He explains he kept the diagnosis private out of fear and is sharing it now to help others, with recent coverage noting his September separation from Ariel Fulmer.