Former Try Guys personality Ned Fulmer has publicly revealed he has been secretly fighting multiple sclerosis for more than ten years. The 38-year-old internet star shared his deeply personal health journey in an emotional YouTube video released on Sunday, where he collaborated with WalkMS to raise awareness about the chronic autoimmune condition that impacts the brain and spinal cord.
A Decade-Long Secret Struggle
Fulmer confessed to viewers that this cause holds profound personal significance because he actually lives with MS himself. "I've been living with it since 2013," he disclosed. "It's relapsing remitting MS. This has been something I've been afraid to discuss and wanted to keep secret, but I'm trying to be more open about myself and hopefully my story can help other people."
The content creator went on to describe the terrifying moment when his symptoms initially appeared, recalling how he woke up one morning in 2013 completely unable to walk. "One day I woke up and I couldn't move my legs," he explained, remembering how he later collapsed in his bathroom during the night and found himself incapable of getting up from the floor.
Diagnosis and Treatment Journey
During that frightening episode, medical professionals rushed him to hospital where doctors quickly intervened and performed a spinal tap. Fulmer described receiving powerful IV steroids to reduce inflammation in his brain before undergoing plasma exchange, a treatment that removes antibodies from the blood believed to be attacking the nervous system.
"With those two treatments, I started to get better," Fulmer shared. "I began regaining strength. And at one point, amazingly, I realized I could move my legs again. It kind of felt like a miracle."
Despite this improvement, Fulmer acknowledged that his MS continues to affect his everyday life. "Living with MS for me means numbness in my hands on a daily basis and living in fear of waking up one day and not being able to walk," he wrote in the video's description. He also revealed that temperature fluctuations, stress and alcohol can intensify his symptoms, explaining that his hands and forearms remain permanently dulled, though he has learned to manage this over time.
The Marathon Awareness Challenge
Motivated by his progress and thankful to be in remission, Fulmer established an extraordinary physical test to raise awareness and funds - walking as far as possible without stopping. In a raw and gruelling 14-hour journey, he pushed through pain and exhaustion, eventually completing a remarkable 26.2 miles, matching the full distance of a marathon while documenting the entire experience.
"I remember sitting in that hospital bed and it getting worse and just being so scared, wondering if I was going to be able to walk again, or what was going to happen to me," he said through tears, reflecting on his initial diagnosis. "I was keeping it a really big secret for a long time and I don't think that was very helpful for me."
As he reached the 22-mile mark, Fulmer became visibly emotional before eventually collapsing to the ground in tears after passing 26 miles. "For anyone that thinks they can't keep going, you can," he told viewers. "This video meant a lot to me."
Throughout the challenge, he committed to donating $1,000 to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for every 10 miles walked, hoping his personal journey would inspire others facing similar health battles.
Fulmer later expressed gratitude for modern disease-modifying therapies, which medical experts confirm have transformed life expectancy and relapse frequency for MS patients. His medical advisor explained in the video: "On an effective disease modifying therapy, the rate of relapses is now one every five to 10 years - that is amazing progress."
Fulmer added that his MRIs have remained stable and credited treatment for keeping his condition controlled, describing himself as "very grateful to be in remission."
This emotional health disclosure arrives three years after Fulmer departed from The Try Guys following personal controversy that resulted in his professional exit. In 2022, he acknowledged a workplace affair with a producer. He subsequently separated from his wife Ariel Fulmer, with whom he shares two sons. During September 2025's first episode of his new podcast, Rock Bottom, both confirmed they live separately but maintain friendly co-parenting relationships with their children.
