THERES NO RHYME OR REASON TO THIS DISEASE YOU CAN BE FINE ONE MIN. AND THE NEXT NOT .THE SYMPTONS DEPENDS ON YOUR BROTHER WHAT THEY ARE USUALLY.WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR BROTHER AND HIS WIFE IS TO BE LOVING,SUPPORTIVE,AND UNDERSTANDING.HELP THEM WITH WHATEVER THEY NEED HELP WITH THAT THEY ASK YOU FOR.GOOD LUCK TO YOU YOUR BROTHER IS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE A CARING SISTER.

Talk, talk, talk. He may need someone who will not spread it all around. I'm sure he is confused right now.

Learn everything you can about this disease. Just be there.

Spike8888 addresses this so correctly!

Just be there and make it known you are there whatever your brother needs.

Don't over protect him. Love him and his short commings. Just be there. He will learn to ask for help when he needs you the most.

Listen to him.

Symptoms of MS are often weird (just read this board!). His fingers tingle, he wonders if its MS. He has trouble swallowing - he wonders if it's a symptom. Is he losing his memory or is it his imagination.


A lot of his symptoms will be invisible, like fatigue, or bladder problems (hopefully invisible!).

Take what he tells you and his worry seriously.

Lotte said it learn just read the differant post and you will see even for a lot of us so call long timers the diease continues to bring new and strange twrist to our lifes. Most people who don't have MS have a very hard time understanding issues and a lot just never get it. And their are day I just don't get it or chose not to get it.

Just support him talk with him see what you can do to help see how or if he wants this a public issue as some people with good intention start treating you like you will be dead in a month and can at times be very hard to deal with being ill and friends and relatives afraid to talk to you as they don't know what to say or don't know when to shut up. If your close to your brother and sister inlaw which I think you are talk with them

Hi Moonlight, the amount of information is so lengthy, the best I could tell you is to visit first the MS society website.
There are videos and all sorts of data there.
If you goggle, you'll bring up dozens of websites that will tell you many things about MS.
Check with the MS site first because they also offer a lot of free stuff, like cooling supplies, which your brother will probably need. I love Puerto Rico, but it can get pretty hot there. Adios, mi amiga.

The main thing is since you are in Puerto Rico to stay out of the heat...heat aggravates MS...then research, research and never stop being proactive because doctors do NOT know everything..they are still discovering themselves....exercise helps with MS any endorphins produced will help MS and then a proper diet...just be proactive is the main key with MS.