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MS Comic: Coffee Date

Brooke Pelczynski

By Brooke Pelczynski

Numbness of the face, body or arms, and legs is one of the most common symptoms of MS. It may be the first MS symptom a person experiences. If you have facial numbness, you should be very careful when eating or chewing, as you may unwittingly bite the inside of your mouth or tongue. Or in Brooke's case - have an embarrassing moment and a thoughtful solution during coffee dates.

Two women drinking coffee text says I was on a coffee date with a friend who knew about my MS the first time it happened
woman holding coffee cup saying it was so sudden...
woman drinking coffee saying I did not even feel it happen when...
Coffee drooling down woman's face text saying my mouth went numb and I drooled coffee all over my face
net image with woman having coffee drool saying the coffee was so hot and i was really embraced...
woman holding napkin to her friend image text saying my friend was already prepared with a napkin at the ready
woman with friend and coffee image text says and the next time we had coffee...
woman with straw image text says I came prepared too

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