WOW! I am appalled by this article! But I am very glad it is posted and there have been letters sent off. Unbelievable! Hmmm. I say this, sure, someone can have both MS and some form of mental illness. BUT, I find it hard to believe that it's 'just the lesions' talking, per se, when it comes to emotions! People live with different levels of stress in their lives. Something that happens today can trigger some form of ptsd from one's past, certainly!

I've also been big on believing that schizophrenic reactions can occur from trauma. Certainly the scar tissue on the brain doesn't help the brain connect properly sometimes, but...I'm skeptical of anyone who would rather just stigmatize MS in such a fashion.

The story should have read. This poor family. Not only does the father have MS, but he also has Scizophenia. The trauma from the MS diagnosis set off a mental/emotional set-back.

For a community to support such literature, it's no wonder this gentleman's schizophrenic state got so out of hand. The one thing I know about schizophenia is the best course of treatment is Compassion, love and support. Yes, there are meds, but there has to be more than just meds to help a person heal from such a debilitating mental/emotional ailment.

That's enough out of me for the moment.