King has struggled with multiple sclerosis symptoms in the past
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In the aftermath of his on-air admission, John King, the host of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” spoke with several publications and news programs about how his multiple sclerosis diagnosis has impacted his life and career. As King explained, he first began to experience symptoms related to multiple sclerosis, like having difficulty feeling his legs, while covering the Clinton administration. Shortly after covering the 2008 GOP convention, in which King became to experience this numbness in his upper body as well, King was officially diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. “Back in those days it was frightening,” King said while talking to CNN’s John Berman. “It was very frightening. And I decided to keep it a secret, and then I kind of got caught in that. And very few people, a few people, dozen people know, my siblings, my family, those closest to me and my family have known about it.”
Over a decade after first being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, King said that he still struggles at times to cope with the symptoms associated with the disease. “Every day it is with me in some nagging way,” King said on-air. “Other days it is with me in more profound challenging ways. You fall down, you can’t pick things up. But I’m so lucky … That’s the point. That’s one of the reasons I’ve been reluctant to talk about it is that, there are people who get this disease and other diseases who are not so lucky. Mine has progressed very, very slowly.”
The Truth About CNN Correspondent John King’s MS Diagnosis
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By Ashley Moor/Oct. 20, 2021 4:20 pm EST
King has struggled with multiple sclerosis symptoms in the past
In the aftermath of his on-air admission, John King, the host of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” spoke with several publications and news programs about how his multiple sclerosis diagnosis has impacted his life and career. As King explained, he first began to experience symptoms related to multiple sclerosis, like having difficulty feeling his legs, while covering the Clinton administration. Shortly after covering the 2008 GOP convention, in which King became to experience this numbness in his upper body as well, King was officially diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. “Back in those days it was frightening,” King said while talking to CNN’s John Berman. “It was very frightening. And I decided to keep it a secret, and then I kind of got caught in that. And very few people, a few people, dozen people know, my siblings, my family, those closest to me and my family have known about it.”
Over a decade after first being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, King said that he still struggles at times to cope with the symptoms associated with the disease. “Every day it is with me in some nagging way,” King said on-air. “Other days it is with me in more profound challenging ways. You fall down, you can’t pick things up. But I’m so lucky … That’s the point. That’s one of the reasons I’ve been reluctant to talk about it is that, there are people who get this disease and other diseases who are not so lucky. Mine has progressed very, very slowly.”
Over a decade after first being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, King said that he still struggles at times to cope with the symptoms associated with the disease. “Every day it is with me in some nagging way,” King said on-air. “Other days it is with me in more profound challenging ways. You fall down, you can’t pick things up. But I’m so lucky … That’s the point. That’s one of the reasons I’ve been reluctant to talk about it is that, there are people who get this disease and other diseases who are not so lucky. Mine has progressed very, very slowly.”
