About

At age twenty-eight, Matt Cavallo was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Seemingly over night he went from a fully-functioning, healthy man to someone who was numb from the waist down and unable to walk.  His story of being diagnosed and overcoming the physical and emotional challenges associated with having a chronic disease can be read in his memoir, The Dog Story: A Journey into a New Life with Multiple Sclerosis. As a result of his diagnosis, Matt has dedicated his life and career to healthcare and the fight against MS.  Matt delivers motivational patient experience lectures all over the country for a variety of MS patient events, as well as, inspiring organizational presentations for companies using his story as a platform.  Matt has also appeared in a MS yoga DVD which is free for MS patients, is active with MS charities, and has appeared in a documentary about the future of MS for the MS Cure Fund.  Matt’s dedication to healthcare led him to work at a Neuroscience Clinic, helping patients like himself every day before taking his current position training clinicians on how to use medical software in order to improve the patient experience.  He also recently finished his Master of Science in Health Care Informatics.  Most importantly, however, Matt is the proud father of Mason and Colby, the loving husband to his wife, Jocelyn, and the best friend to his dog, Teddy.