MS surgery draws Ottawa man to Poland

An Ottawa man with multiple sclerosis is cashing in his retirement savings to go to Poland on Monday for controversial surgery he hopes will relieve his symptoms.

Evan Thornton, 49, is a busy community activist, online newspaper publisher and father. But MS has been slowing his pace. The condition has left him with numbness on the right side of his body, and his headaches and fatigue, common MS symptoms, have been getting worse.

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