Hello Hi5Mom

I was 32 when I was diagnosed with MS. I looked at it like an ending. I was scared, confused and worried. I had so many lesions, and I was stumbling, had bladder and bowel issues, was half-blind, and 'brain-foggy'.

Now, 11 years later, I have found a new career. I am teaching adults to do all of the things I could do in my former life (secretarial and retail) - and a lot more. I have been able to learn new skills and build my education.

One of my now colleagues (a former teacher of mine) said to me 'how do you know you won't be able to do this? It could take years until it stops you...' That was a big wake-up call for me, and gave me a new attitude towards managing MS.

I am (for the most part) in control of my disease due to medication. Most of all, I have learned that although I can't necessarily control what my body will do, I can control my reaction to it, and there are a lot worse things I could have been diagnosed with.

Yes, this may all change as it progresses, yes, there are no guarantees. Having said that, there are no guarantees in this life for anything.

After many years of thinking I was imagining strange things happening to me, it was strangely a relief to get a concrete diagnosis.

I wish you all the best, come here for support and information. It has been a godsend to me.

Hugs

Lyn