yeah looking back at how my ex is reacting to the whole ms thing it makes me feel really validated in my decision to not be with him.

You know the weird thing is, I had one friend with Lupus, and another with Kidney failure and I was there for doctors appointments, ER visits, and dialysis visits. Of all the people I thought I could turn to when I found out I had MS, these were the first two to shut me out. And the friends I expected to freak out and run away have been by my side throughout this whole thing. I guess you find out who your friends are.

I have two friends that have stood by me through thick and thin......never questioned the way I was feeling.......only offer support. They are like gold to me and they both know I'd do the same for them should the situation arise.

Neither of them have any medical issues. The people I know who have medical conditions really don't want to hear about mine. Maybe it's just that they already have enough to deal with? Maybe they feel like we're in competition?? I'll see your leg pain and raise you a numb torso and the "hug". Honestly, I feel like that around some of them sometimes.

Good friends are precious. Hang onto them.