As most know Alan Osmond has had MS for 20 years. His son, David, now has MS:
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/onl...ond/index.aspx


I am seriously ready for this disease to be shot and put down for good.

That is my biggest fear is for one of my sons to have MS.. I'm fine with myself having it but not my sons. I would take all the painful spasms in the world as long as they don't have to endure this. I remember from the MS Expo a doctor saying your immediate family has 10 times the risk than the regular public which is about 3%. I felt better knowing my sons only have a 3% risk of getting MS. Grr.. MS has me grouchy today.

Thanks, LeeAnn. He's sure a cute kid. Hope he stays well.

It's SO not fair......I agree with Snoopy. It's time for this disease to be obliterated.

My first question after the doctor said "It's Multiple Sclerosis" was "will my boys get it?" He said nobody could say but their chances are definitely greater than if I didn't have it. Not the answer I was needing to hear.

Just like Mom23, I would take anything - and I do mean anything - to prevent my boys from ever having to deal with this disease.

I'm glad that the Osmond's are going public with this. Maybe this will heighten the awareness of MS and get us closer to a cure.

Yep I have just about had it with this disease myself

My youngest son Michael has alot of my symptoms. We are at a watch and see for right now but in my heart of hearts I think he has it.

Everytime I think about it I get sick to my stomach. I sure hope I'm wrong.


I can feel myself getting started on this It really stinks.

Oh, that poor boy and his family. I really do feel for them.

While MS is not considered a hereditary disease, I personally, believe that it is a genetic disease, possible at the genome level. I feel that something in our genes was altered and therefore, we can pass that mutation down. I think that because of this particular gene/genome and some type of "environmental" trigger whether during our development in the uterus (possibly some virus, medication, or other exposure our moms had) or after birth while growing up or even as grown ups we ended up with MS. This was probably the case with the Osmonds.

Bless my brother's heart for having to listen to me but, as you know he spent all but the last 3 years of his working life in neurological research MS, migraines, Alzheimer's, and epilepsy to name a few. Oddly, I was diagnosed a couple of years ago. Over the years we have discussed different diseases and more recently MS. I talked to him about my own belief and he agreed. I am sure that there have been some studies on it.

Do I worry about passing it on to DDs, yes without a doubt. However, as I tell DDs, they are more likely to get my essential tremors than MS. Family history wise, well . . .well . . . well, dang nobody has anything hereditary other than my niece. She has sickle cell. But, I think you get my point.