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IRONMAN: 3 Years After MS Diagnosis PA Army Vet. To Compete Internationally IRONMAN: 3 Years After MS Diagnosis PA Army Vet. To Compete Internationally
Ironman: 3 Years After MS Diagnosis PA Army Vet. To Compete Internationally Army Veteran, Stephen Glaus is getting ready to compete in his fourth Ironman— (this time internationally) after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in August 2018.  Three weeks after his MS diagnosis Glaus "was unable to see, walk, or even control my bladder. I woke up multiple times having wet the bed. Doctors told me that I could be permanently wheelchair-bound within a few years," he said a post on his GoFundMe.  Within a few doses of intravenous steroids and chemotherapy, Glaus slowly regained the use of his legs, which motivated him, in his words, "to defy the odds". So even th…

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by Jillian Pikora