I have it coming from both sides. My mom had MS and so did my grandmother (Dad's mom). So I've always figured there was a genetic element to it.

On the plus side, no one else in my family has gotten this. My dad and uncle, my brother, and my cousins have avoided it. I guess I won the lotto with getting it.

Jim's too, so he doesn't qualify. :( There was a link to get involved if both of your parents were alive. Then the other one was for siblings or something like that. Jim didn't qualify for either one.

:hug:

I just wanted to bump this back up so others who haven't seen it can see it. I'm going to call this week and see if my parents and I can do this.

CoyoKay
 

You were wondering where I read 'it didn't matter what parent had MS in terms of passing it along'...

http://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclero...wnl_mls_070907

June 28, 2007 -- Men and women with multiple sclerosis (MS) share an equal risk of passing the disease onto their children, according to a new study.

The results contradict a study published last year that suggested men with multiple sclerosis were more likely to pass MS to their children than women.

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Too, I just got this back from the NMSS main web page when I asked them:

Pam Dixon has sent you a page from the National MS Society website!
URL: http://nationalmssociety.org/about-m...ics/index.aspx

Message: I hope you find this helpful in answering your question about children and MS. Although this discusses the genetic link, there is no supporting evidence to indicate that it is linked specifically to one parent over another. Please feel free to contact me if you have any futher questions. Pam 412-261-6347

My Brother and I both have MS.

:eek:

no one in my family has MS. I am the only one. No aunts, cousins, uncles, or distant relatives. no one remembers anyone being not able to walk, or having cog fog, or exhaustion. I am the lone wolf.

My mother passed away when I was 12, so I'm out.

One sister has lots of digestive issues - possible IBS.

My dad can explain how I'm related to half the population of where I grew up. He can also name person after person with MS. But no one in my immediate family - sisters/grandparents/aunts/uncles/first cousins had it. Just lucky lil' me. :cool: