After church Sunday, a good friend and genuinely caring woman said "Did you know the lady that was here last week has MS? She's on a special diet! She had lost her eyesight and used a cane, and now she can see! And she doesn't need her cane anymore!"

You know, someday I'm going to miss out on something genuine because I've become so cynical and negative in this area. My friend is so sincere and sweet that I thanked her and said that I'd be glad to get the information.

But in my heart I was thinking two things: First, that a healthy eating plan is good for ANYBODY's health, MS or no. And I was thinking that optical neuritis and other symptoms often remit on their own after an exacerbation.

I know we've been down this road before here, and I'm certainly not doubting that different regimens have helped some MS people, and some a great deal. MS is so individual and so unpredictable that I don't know how anybody knows what's working and what's anecdotal anyway.

But if it makes my friend happy to know she's at least tried to help, it's worth a few minutes of reading at least.