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Eric's wife was diagnosed with MS in 1996, though she first had symptoms thirty years before then. Her illness has progressed quite markedly since 2002 and Eric now looks after her full-time at home, with twice-daily help from paid carers.
Eric, age 65, is a retired driving instructor. He is white British, married, with two children.
Anthony's wife was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in 2002, five years after her first symptoms. Anthony finds it hard to watch a person he loves lose abilities she once had but feels fortunate that they tackle MS together as a close family unit.
Anthony designs and builds e-learning courses. He is white British, married with two children.
Karl's partner was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in 2006, just after they had got married. They have moved to a flat on one level, close to local amenities and with wheelchair access. Karl sees managing the effects of MS as a partnership between them.
Karl is a civil servant. He is white British, married, with no children.
Since 2004, Sarah has been making a new life following her husband's unexpected death. Sarah experienced many difficult years of living with her husband's primary progressive MS as he gradually became more and more incapacitated.
Sarah, age 59, is a school teacher. She is white British, widowed, with one child.
David's wife was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in 2006. David presents a positive outlook and describes MS as an unhelpful disruption in their life, but not something that, so far, stops them doing many of the things that they want to do.
David, age 49, is a civil servant. He is white British, married with two children.
Emma's husband, age 29, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of relapsing-remitting MS in 2011. Emma's scientific background helps her to understand the illness and the available treatments. She is eager to find out more about relevant clinical trials.
Emma, age 37, works as a food technologist. She describes herself as white European, Spanish. She is married, with no children.
Kay's husband has secondary progressive MS, initially diagnosed in 1993. Kay describes herself as her husband's primary carer, supported by a large network of friends and by good health and social care services.
Kay, age 49, works part-time as an operations manager for a local church. She is white British, married, with two teenage children.
Louise's husband was diagnosed with primary progressive MS in 1997. They have learned to live with the illness and to adapt, though Louise emphasises that MS has totally changed her life.
Louise, age 49, works as a conference manager in higher education. She is white British, married, with two children in their late teens.
Kate's husband has had MS for 50 years but has only received a diagnosis in the last few years. They have received more support in recent years, but Kate is critical of the organisation of health services in their area.
Kate worked as personal assistant to a head teacher before retirement. She is white British, married with two children.
Betty's partner was diagnosed with primary progressive MS in 2006. She was made redundant from her job around the same time and is now his full-time carer.
Betty, age 58, worked as a manager in the construction industry. She is white British, lives with her partner and has no children.
