She was fit, a huge sports fan and last year participated in the Rotterdam marathon: Carlijn van Leeuwen (30), daughter of EO presenter Bert van Leeuwen, never expected that she would be confronted with the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS) at a young age. Although her life has been turned upside down since the diagnosis, she looks positively to the future.
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Carlijn (30), daughter of EO presenter Bert van Leeuwen, candid about MS: ‘I have to put aside the dream of becoming a cardiologist’
Bytaketonews
May 7, 2026