[Lynn]

Hi Olive

Nice to meet you - but for all the wrong reasons.

I agree totally with everything that others have said. Sal was right in saying that there are a lot of charlatans out there who promise the world and deliver nothing but an empty promise, and often a reduced bank balance.

As you have probably heard, MS is usually unpredictable, and no two cases are the same. We all present and progress differently.

I am eleven years in, still walking (sure, not so fast, or as elegantly as before, but still on two legs...), still working four days a week as a business studies teacher, mum of two (who were only young when I was diagnosed) - one is now at university, and the other is in her last year of junior high school), I have been married to the same wonderful man for 22 years and we have lots more to come.

My point is, MS is not an ending, it is a readjustment. It is a time to reassess, find your strengths, ditch whatever weaknesses you can afford to lose and move forward.

Non-enhancing lesions mean that they are not currently active (no inflamation is happening right now). That is a good thing.

IF you are diagnosed with MS, it is not good, but there are many worse things we could have, and yes, it is possible to live a happy and full life for a long time. None of us know what is around our corners - sure MS could become seriously disabling, but so could lots of other things that may happen to us.

I hope you get the answers you need - sometimes I think not knowing is the hardest part.

Regards

Lyn