Salma thankful for being alive as she battles multiple sclerosis

Salma and Zarah on the day of the interview

By Shabna Rahman

Living with multiple sclerosis (MS) for the past seven years has knocked 42-year-old Salma down drastically, but her upbeat attitude in dealing with it is admirable.

When we visited Salma Singh’s Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara home for an interview, she was sitting up in a hammock. 

She greeted us with a bright smile as she watched her eight-year-old daughter Zahra, playing with her friend from next door. It appeared as though her life was perfect but it was far from it.