I have just recently spoken to him about seeing a Neuro......just as a precautionary measure.

I told him that right now....at this time in MS history....he has more options that he could begin before the symptoms get worse and possibly keep MS at bay longer than anyone has been able to.

Now, he hasn't been diagnosed but I've learned the hard way to prepare for the worst while expecting the best.

When I first had my first MS symptoms (1987 - I was 27) MS was hardly spoken of much less tested for. At the time it could have been diagnosed as anything from a pinched nerve to anxiety. Looking back I know now it was MS rearing it's ugly head only to lie quietly for years before coming back for a visit. Mine stayed relatively quiet for 18 years before coming back with a vengeance.

I'm not trying to scare my son but just want him to know the unpredictable course the disease can take. I would be horribly remiss if I didn't convey to him the importance of getting a dx and getting on a DMD early.

I also told him to get a separate life insurance policy other than the one he has through work and to sign up for LTD if his employer offers it. I signed up for it when I had no idea I'd ever use it but it was so inexpensive I couldn't NOT take it out.

I just want things to be better for him than they were for me.