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Former Figure Competitor
Continues to Fight MS at the
Gym
After a successful competitive fitness career, Dawn Melanie Green
focuses on staying fit and reducing stress.
By David Lyons
Regular readers of this column may That being said, in my line of work —
have the impression that vast I’m a bodybuilder myself as well as a
numbers of people with multiple personal trainer — I meet quite a few
sclerosis (MS) are bodybuilders, figure people who have turned to the gym to
and fitness competitors, and beat MS. Many more such people
powerlifters. I have interviewed quite reach out to me online to share their
a few of them in this space. stories.
I want to point out that these athletes One of those people is Dawn Melanie
are not the norm among people with Green, of Mansfield, Texas, and here
MS. I applaud them, and I am inspired is her story in her own words, with a
by them, but if you are not able to be few follow-up questions from me.
physically active at this level, do not be
discouraged. Each one of us with MS A Treatment For Depression
has our unique challenges, and the www.information-about-mdd.com
paths we take to overcome these Add-On Prescription Medication That
challenges are different. Treats Major Depressive Disorder.
