Hi Lily

Christopher Reeve was definitely Superman. He stuck it out til the end with grace and dignity. He was strong because he had strong supportive people around him who listened to his needs. He also knew what was wrong with him and knew the whole world was working on a cure and praying for him.

However, we only saw him when he was on camera - we never saw him alone in his room. I'm quite certain he had moments of severe weakness, even with all that support.

Ruling out life-threatening neurological disease seems to be your main concern. Maybe you can try a different approach in finding a counselor you can feel comfortable with. Rather than having a counselor help you with getting back to "normal," you can talk with a counselor about the stress you have to endure while waiting for an official diagnosis.