Life With
M.S.
The name multiple sclerosis comes from the word "sclerosed" which means hardened plaques or scar tissue located at "multiple" sites of the nervous system. The nerve is covered or protected by a myelin sheath. Plaques damage the myelin around the nerve, and disrupt the transmission of messages to the brain. I have often heard of the myelin compared to the outer coating of an extension cord, and the wires inside are the nerves. MS is a disease that not only affects the person who is diagnosed with it, but also his/her family. This disease is not a discriminatory disease, it affects men and women. No one is sure of the cause of MS so therefore there is no cure, but there are drugs that slow the progression.
I am 24 right now and in 1994 I met a
wonderful man and we fell in love. We
decided to get married. We had a
beautiful son soon after and had a happy
life with only the few problems newly
weds have, bills, who washes the dishes
tonight, etc. In the spring of 1998 my
husband was stricken with a pain in his
eye, and soon after his vision was
blurred. He went to eye doctors and eye
specialists and was even fitted for
glasses. When his sight did not improve
he was sent to a neurologist. There we
met a wonderful doctor and great nurses
whom we would be seeing much of in the
next few months. After an MRI and
solumedrol treatments (a steroid used to
treat MS attacks) he was diagnosed with
Multiple sclerosis. It tore our world
apart at first. All I could do is cry
and ask why, and all he did was be
depressed and very angry. It was
devastating and if we didnt love
eachother so much it could have ruined
our marriage, but we wouldnt, and didnt
let it. So here we are fighting the
fight and MS is not going to win!
Symptoms
Tests
Treatment
Types of MS
New Treatments
My Thoughts
Military
Links to other MS sites:
Here are some sites which I found, that I thought contained a lot of information on MS and I believe would help others gain knowledge about this disease. Please go see them thank you.
I would like to take this time to thank
my husband and son for being my
happiness and sunshine everyday. I love
you two very much!!!! I would also like
to thank my sister for helping me put
together this page and for always
letting me vent to her. Also my whole
entire family that includes my husbands
side, everyone has been so supportive,
thanks. A special thanks to the good
lord upstairs without him I dont think I
would have the strength to get through
the hard times. Thanks to all of you for
visiting my page and God bless.
Many of the facts about MS that are on
this page were from a very good book I
read called, Multiple Sclerosis A
Guide for the Newly Diagnosed. I highly
recommend getting this book if you or a
loved one are dealing with M.S., it was
helpful to me and my family.
Nancy J. Holland, RN,Ed.D.
T. Jock Murray, M.D.
Stephen C. Reingold,
Ph.D.
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I am currently enrolled in school and have a son, husband, and household to take care of, so I am looking for someone to join in with me in managing this website. I would hate to close it down because it has helped so many. Please if you are interested email me with the reason why and how serious you are about this. Thank you.
