Janice Dean of Fox News Provides Health Update During MS Battle
Janice Dean on Twitter
On Tuesday, May 30, Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean posted an inspirational video about her fight with multiple sclerosis on Twitter in observance of World MS Day.
In the video, Dean stated, “I wanted to let you know that MS really doesn’t present itself in a lot of ways.” “I call it the ‘invisible illness,’ the ‘My, you look so well’ disease because, even though we may appear fine—I got my hair and makeup done—our bodies are attacking the brain, spine, and central nervous system.”
In 2005, Dean, a co-host and weather anchor on Fox & Friends, received a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. She has been candid about her fight with MS since the beginning, discussing her treatments and difficulties over the course of over 20 years, as she stated in the video.
The back of my neck felt nearly like it had been sunburned yesterday. Overnight last night, I sensed it. I’m feeling it again today because I didn’t get enough sleep,” Dean told her Twitter followers.
“There are moments when it can be difficult to put on “that smiling face,” she added, adding that “even if we seem okay on the outside, I have my hair and makeup done, and I’m smiling on Fox and Friends, inside can be quite a challenge and what it feels like.”
“Together, I think we are stronger, and even if we don’t have a cure for this, there is certainly the hope that we can stop the progression all together, which would be wonderful,” Dean said in reference to her fellow MS Warriors.
“There are promising things on the horizon and new therapies out there,” she stated. And that’s why I’m stating now that, despite my current state of unhappiness, I am optimistic and that I will keep spreading awareness.
On Wednesday, May 31, Dean provided an update on her most current symptoms in a follow-up post. She posted on Instagram, “And here’s my update: went to the doctor yesterday.” There will be additional testing to determine the cause of my flare-up, new MRIs, and a course of steroids to help with pain. I feel a little better now. We must continue to move. I appreciate everyone’s prayers and kindness.
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