Life will change... not end. I count my blessings every day. My next door neighbor, a good friend, has been really sick and was PRAYING for an MS diagnosis. At this point, they are thinking it is ALS- a real death sentence. Try to find the silver linings... they are everywhere.
Take some time to grieve, then you can move on and live again!

Hugs!

I view it like this, we all are here to live so we have to live. Some of us will have major problems all the time, some of us will go through ups and downs, that is basically what life is out. I feel in a way we are one step ahead as we have some idea of what could/could not happen to us.

just a quip:
If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
look for things to feel lucky for, they are there somewhere.

Attitude is Everything

life is about, sorry losing spelling at moment. :)

I am going through the same thing as you .... i found out for sure a cpl days ago and never felt like this .... Thinking of my my family too i have three kids and i worry about them ... I am really close to them as well ... Now they tell me the meds r going to make me sick which scareds me as well ,,,, u just wanna know y and how ..... so many thought that your head is spinning i feel your pain i wish u the best a luck if u need to talk get me on aol sweetdeex1970!aol.com

MS can suck at times but there are so many worse things to have.

I went through the same process. Felt out of control and like my life was no longer mine.
After a while of talking about things, judging how my body (and mind) was dealing with it, and monitoring how the treatment was affecting the symptoms, it became easier to get my head around it, and to talk about.
It is a real shock to the system, but it will feel easier in time. Hang in there and keep communication open about your feelings and your symptoms.
Good luck!

Do you go through the days like its not going change anything? Im having problems if I should book my winter hoiday now or forget about it, are travel days gone? The ideas of making any plans other than the ones for the day seem impossible. Also when people look at me, they dont see anything wrong so they think Im cancelling stuff for no reason. Im having people over for Fathers day and already Im worried, will it be a good day or not.

You should absolutely still make your travel plans so that you have them to look forward to - that will help you to get through hard days.

For me it has been about learning to have MS be PART of my life, not all of it. I've had to make a lot of changes to how I do things and to accept that I can't always do everything I had planned to do in a given day, but I'll push myself to be as useful and independent as possible for as long as possible.

You didn't ask for this and neither did your family, but its here and now you have to learn how to live with it.

There will be days when you feel like you'd be better off dead, but there will also be days when you forget you have MS. It all takes time to come to terms with, so be sure to be patient and understanding with yourself.

I wish they would tell me I have MS so I could get some treatment. Right now they just ignore me

Im trying to adjust to this, but its hard.

Hi Starr, sorry to hear about your diagosis. But, if I had to have something it is better than ALS, like someone was saying on here.

What are your symptoms and do all drugs make you sick?

My boy and my grandkids are coming to visit me next week from 900 miles away. I have not been doing very good lately and I don't want to be a sourpuss or a stick in the mud. Bummer...

MS sucks, no doubt about it. The fact that it is better than other things is certainly something good, and I think as you get used to the idea, that will make more sense..
One of the important things to remember is that there are many things that MS seems to take sontrol of, and you have to not let it happen as often as you can.
Like they say, you don't get MS until you get MS. But be sure you don't let MS "get" you.
Good Luck

Excellent attitude misty! We HAVE MS ... but we DON'T have to let it HAVE US!

Try not to dwell on the negatives! Attitude is EVERYTHING! If you are a person of faith, I would definitely recommend that you become more "heavily involved" in it. MANY find great solace in it.

Don't let it change your life any more, OR any faster than absolutely necessary. You can STILL have a fruitful and enjoyable life, as long as you don't let your MS "take charge" of it!

Best of luck!