Chris, I know exactly what you are saying.

I have mostly shut myself off so that I don't have to feel that sense of disappointment. Mine has mostly to do with missing the social aspects of working and being in the real world, like attending company picnics, discussing current events, working with a team to find solutions to problems, attending concerts/ball games, etc . . . Yeah, I MISS being able to keep up with people in this way, and feeling "part of it"!

It would also be difficult if I wanted a child and this disease impeded that. Well, it did really . . . since I have had MS for more years then kids, but I went for it anyway. It was not always easy ~ raising kids as a healthy parent is not easy ~ but it was the best decision I've made in spite of those obstacles. Life without kids would be very lonely (for me), especially with the other sacrifices I've had to make.

It's not fair that we have been dealt this, in our prime. I have had to re-invent myself, and it is not what I thought it would be. There is a grieving process we need to go through with that . . .

Have you considered adopting? Even if it is an older child?

Cherie