Sharing a Life Altered by Multiple Sclerosis
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on January 18th, 2010 in Caregiver's Corner, Emotional Issues, Family, Linked Articles, Managing MS Tips.
One of the most frustrating aspects of life with chronic illness is the constant state of flux. It is true of all types of multiple sclerosis, and relapsing/remitting MS certainly lives up to the name.
The fact that many of these on-again off-again symptoms are invisible to observers makes it a particularly difficult series of emotional adjustments, especially if you are prone to worry about what other people think.
It’s hard to be taken seriously when people see you looking the very picture of health one day and claiming to be the opposite the next. It probably doesn’t help their perceptions when we go to great lengths to hide the truth.
We hear a lot about…
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