Sharifah, Malaysia
‘I actually want to be in a more corporate kind of role in which you would be married to your job a bit more. That excites me.’
Shahdar, Malaysia
‘They said ‘if a car is broken, it is useless to repair a tyre when the major problem is the engine’
Norzey, Malaysia
‘She went to sleep and didn’t wake up for two months’
Hafizuddin, Malaysia
'I felt down, empty and lonely when I couldn’t go to the school.'
Tarrbinder, Malaysia
‘I don't count how many times I fall. I count how many times I stand up.’
Adriana, Argentina
'I was left in a situation of being newly diagnosed, scared and with the prospect that I didn't have health coverage.'
ُميمة، المغرب
"نحن نأمل دائمًا أن تتحسن الأمور في المستقبل وأن نتمكن يومًا ما من إيجاد علاج نهائي لمرض التصلب العصبي المتعدد. إلى ذلك الحين، يجب علينا إتباع آخر الأبحاث".
Sanae, Morocco
'To even get my diagnosis I had to borrow money from others.'
Abdelhakim, Morocco
'I still remember every tiny detail about my job. I still know how a woman’s garment should be tailored, but I cannot thread a needle.'
Imane, Morocco
'I keep worrying: What if I was unable to get my treatment for a month or so? What will be the consequences?'