Anyone have experiences with MS?

[Necee419]

Originally Posted by Ellen

You are lucky your husband is very lucky to have someone like you to be by his side. I have a friend that as MS her husband wanted a baby she was in a wheelchair she had a beautiful little girl her husband walk away from both of them he said he wanted a woman to walk by his side sick jerk. Today the lady can't do anything for herself her mother has took care of both the child and mother the child is 10years old now. jill has had Ms for over 20 years. I thank you for staying and loving him, you make me proud.Clay walker has MS to,country singer.

That is awful. MS is a very difficult thing to live with and it has been very hard on both of us. There have been times of weakness where I get overwhelmed but I would NEVER leave my husband. If you truly love someone, you stick by them no matter what. Obviously that jerk did not love her or his child. He will get what is coming to him one day. "In sickness and in health" was the vow I pledged to my husband and I will honor that "til death do us part."

[Janet]

In my other post I wrote that "God doesn't bring us to it, without getting us through it" and I believe that. You took your vows seriously. I know sometimes it's hard, but what if it was the other way around? We do what we know is the right thing and know we will be rewarded in the end. You sound like an angel on earth to me.....

My grandma has had MS since the early 80s. Her condition gets worse every year. She's been in a wheel chair probably for the last 24 years. She has high spirits! I wish there would have been a cure or something to slow down the progress of the disease.

A coworker of mine was diagnosed with MS in her early 30s. Now she seems to be doing fine. I'll try to contact her to see what they did for her.

Best wishes!

[Necee419]

Originally Posted by Luv2Teach

My grandma has had MS since the early 80s. Her condition gets worse every year. She's been in a wheel chair probably for the last 24 years. She has high spirits! I wish there would have been a cure or something to slow down the progress of the disease.

A coworker of mine was diagnosed with MS in her early 30s. Now she seems to be doing fine. I'll try to contact her to see what they did for her.

Best wishes!

I am so sorry for your grandma. My husband is on Rebif, a beta-interferon medication that supposedly slows the progression of the disease. He has to inject himself with this med. 3 times a week. His neurologist is in Mt. Sinai hospital in NYC that has an MS clinic. They are very up to date on all the lastest treatments. Unfortunately with MS, sometimes even the best medications don't always help. We are hoping with the advances in modern science, one day they'll find a cure.

[Necee419]

Originally Posted by Janet

In my other post I wrote that "God doesn't bring us to it, without getting us through it" and I believe that. You took your vows seriously. I know sometimes it's hard, but what if it was the other way around? We do what we know is the right thing and know we will be rewarded in the end. You sound like an angel on earth to me.....

Thank you Janet. It is hard sometimes but I believe God put us together for a reason. My MIL and my grandmother are very religious and they both offer us spiritual comfort when times get hard. I don't know if I will be rewarded in the end, but I know just having him in my life is a reward in itself. He is a wonderful man and he has made me very happy. Come what may, we will get through it because we have each other.

[Emmsmom]

I have a good friend who has MS. She just found out she had it about 4 years ago. She is 33 and has 2 children. She also has to take the shots once a week. Just a FYI you can possibly get the shots much cheaper going through the company that manufactures it. She couldn't afford them and someone pointed her in this direction. She has her good days and her bad days but her kids keep her going and keep her spirits up. Take Care! HUGS

[Gina]

I don't know anyone personally who has MS, but I do want to say that you are a wonderful woman and that you are both lucky to have each other...God Bless you both and I hope they find a cure for this disease soon...

My cousin was diagnosed with MS last year. She was pregnant at the time, but had a beautiful healthy baby. She's only 30 years old, and she's in complete denial; so are her parents. They claim that she was only "under stress" but that she's ok now (they don't WANT to believe she may relapse). I feel terrible because since she refuses to believe there's anything wrong, she's not receiving any treatment. I really wish there was a cure for this terrible disease....
I'm sorry about your husband; you're such a great wife to love him so much and stay by his side. I know that's the way it supposed to be, but so many people bail at the first sign of trouble.....

[Lindsey]

My aunt was diagnosed with MS in her early 30's. Her daughter is my age and we've been really close since we were just little. I remember everytime they visited she was worse and worse, to the point where she was using a walker. She was using honeybee stings to help. Unfortunately, on their last trip to visit us, she knew something was wrong with her but didn't want to tell the rest of her family and ruin their trip. She had breast cancer. By the time her breasts were removed, it had already spread through her bones, and she passed away at the age of 38, while my cousin and I were still in high school.

[Necee419]

Originally Posted by May5

My cousin was diagnosed with MS last year. She was pregnant at the time, but had a beautiful healthy baby. She's only 30 years old, and she's in complete denial; so are her parents. They claim that she was only "under stress" but that she's ok now (they don't WANT to believe she may relapse). I feel terrible because since she refuses to believe there's anything wrong, she's not receiving any treatment. I really wish there was a cure for this terrible disease....
I'm sorry about your husband; you're such a great wife to love him so much and stay by his side. I know that's the way it supposed to be, but so many people bail at the first sign of trouble.....

I am so sorry for your cousin. The worse part of this disease is that it attacks people in the prime of their life. My husband was diagnosed at age 34. He is now 39. I sincerely hope that your cousin and her family "wake up." After being a witness to what this disease can do, it is not something you can just ignore and it doesn't go away by itself. If your cousin was to seek treatment now, she could possibly stop the disease from progressing. While there is no cure, most treatments available keep the disease from getting worse and the sooner you get on them, the better chance you have of staying well longer. My husband was in denial in the beginning as well. He went a whole year without medication until he suffered a relapse that took his speech. He was unable to talk for two weeks and with steroid treatment he was able to recover. After that, he learned his lesson and has been on his meds religiously. Please try to talk to your cousin. I know it is a difficult subject to bring up, but if she wants to be healthy for her daughter, she owes it to herself to get help.