I got the strangest comment today from someone wanting to know if my MS was under control? I did not get upset, which is very surprising because I normally get uptight when I have to explain my situation for the 1000th time. I just realized that not very many people understand what MS is. It is such a baffling disease to many and widely misunderstood.

I simply just said MS is an unpredictable disease. No one knows when the next MS attack can happen. Someone can be fine for 10 years before another attack occurs which is what happens to me. Some people can have one attack and can never have another symptom ever again. Some have attacks every hour, some have them once a year. Everyone is different and it depends on how the person copes with the illness. Do they let the MS defeat them? Do they will their minds to get better? How does someone cope with MS? I know with me, I think it is power of the mind. I know that I go through the different emotional stages, why now, why me, I’ve been fine all this time I hate being on a steroid type medicine, I hate this disease. I feel sorry for myself for about a few days and then I am anxious to get my life on track and to get better. I will myself to get better. It may take 3 weeks, but I know my body is healing slowly. I have to believe that – it is important.