Thanks Natalie but credit for that phrase goes to Lauren Roberts (MsladyinCA) who said it back when Tysabri was withdrawn from market!

I used both that and the argument that having to "fail" on an interferon is an oxymoron, since MS in itself IS a failure, and "failing" is a given for anyone who has even ONE relapse, to get my point across to the neuros I saw during the interim between withdrawal and return to market.

Silent damage is happening daily, even when we show no symptoms, relapses are a smack in the face dose of evidence that it's happening, and I LIKE all my neural pathways and I will be damned if I am not going to do everything in my power to keep them intact and working correctly!

I still have faith that my brain can correct the damage it has suffered through my course with this disease, and that preventing relapses will give my brain a chance to heal itself. I may not be back where I was before diagnosis but I am a lot closer than I was even a year ago, nevermind when I first started!

IT'S NUMBER 23 THURSDAY FOR ME!!