Faith - I really think your lawyer was just trying to give you a worst case scenario. In my mind, your history is pretty much strong enough to get you approved quickly. How many people who apply have lost 3 straight jobs directly because of MS and also look at how much FMLA time you have used during that period of time. If anyone could get a quick approval, it should be you.

Take it one step at a time and don't get ahead of yourself. There was a reading in church a week ago and part of it was to not worry about the future, but to only deal with the troubles of the day at hand. Sounds like good advice for you right now.