Nobody here is slapping you in the face, but if you relate to us in a combative way, you are not going to get hugs and kisses in response.

I'm 54 years old and I have had some very hard and scary times with MS. I'm in a near total remission now, even at my age. MS can be very bad and be in total remission a couple of months later.

When I first had symptoms I thought I was going to be exactly like my niece. I thought I was on my death bed because I imagined the worst.

One thing that I've learned is that if you try to get healthy, like with quitting smoking, eating healthy and exercising, it WILL impact the severity of MS, 99.999% of the time. So put a smile on your face if you can, and focus on getting healthy and getting past this relapse and getting on treatment. We are nice folks here but we also tell it like it is. And we want you to get well.