I agree with the others to get a book to help you in telling him. He needs to be included in helping you so that he doesn't feel worthless when you aren't feeling well.

As far as when to tell anyone else I feel it is very important to be open to everyone. I would hate to be in a situation where i would lose my eyesight, all of a sudden become very weak and some one not know what it is. Plus as an RN I think education is key. We need to tell the world about MS. When I was diagnosed I was int he hospital on a neurological unit. The doctors thought I had a herniated disc. I found out the next day it was MS. I really didn't know anything about it. I asked my nurse for any books they might have. My cardiac unit was next to the neuro unit, she knew me so she didn't hesitate to let me read anything they might have. I was scared out of my whits when I read what this neuro unit had on MS. It was so out dated. Care was preventive for bedsores and aspiration pneumonia. Since I was in the hospital I worked in and I walked over to my unit daily everyone in the hospital knew I had MS by the time I went home which was fine with me. I was back to work within 2 weeks and worked full time for another 2 years. I loved every minute of talking about my MS and educating anyone I could.