Meet Olivia Cossio

Olivia was diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. This is her story.

On living with MS . . .

“I was just 24 years old when my little baby was born in September 2017. That happiness ended when, just three months later, I was diagnosed with MS in January 2018. They just gave me the diagnosis and, as a doctor, all the worst came to my mind. I couldn’t complete all of my residency and all the years of study came down. But as a mom, strength soon came to me and I began the treatment to enjoy life with my girl, and that is what I keep doing daily!”

What Olivia wants you to know about MS . . .

“All feelings are valid, just express them correctly.”

Despite having MS . . .

“I still play like a toddler with my girl.”

Where you can find Olivia online . . .

Instagram: @olicossio; @draoliviacossio

Following her diagnosis in 2018, just three months after the birth of her daughter, Olivia could have given up and given in. She didn’t. She went on to become a medical neural therapist. I don’t know Olivia personally, but it’s evident that her daughter is her life. And even as she battles RRMS, she still plays with her daughter . . . as a loving mother does.

Thank you for moving forward, Olivia, and showing the world that many of the limits we experience are those we set ourselves. You rose to the occasion.