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I write about health care reform and it is a frequent topic of conversation in my life. To those who stand against reform, nothing I say will sway them. They see even minor reform through the lens of socialism, or argue that the constitution does not grant us a right to health care, or speak of the tremendous cost.

This would be a great place to insert the usual point/counter-point arguments, but that’s not where I want to lead the discussion today. This isn’t about politics; it’s personal.

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Why I take health care reform personally — and you should too

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First, what it is not: multiple sclerosis is not the same as muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy. All people with MS are not in wheelchairs. It’s not a psychological problem.

So what is it?

MS is a neurological disease in which lesions form in the central nervous system, interrupting the transmission of signals to the rest of the body…

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11 Basics to Understanding Multiple Sclerosis

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Here’s the truth as I see it. Once you become a caregiver to someone with MS, life will never again be as it was before the diagnosis. The faster you accept that as fact, the better off you’ll be and the quicker you’ll be able to move forward with our new goal of pretend normalcy. Whenever Mandy and I start down the road of wondering aloud about what our lives might have been like without MS, one of us will eventually look at the other and utter an oft-heard phrase: “It is what it is.”

Life doesn’t come with guarantees. No guarantee of happiness, no guarantee of financial security, no guarantee that you’ll have a big happy family, no guarantee of anything — except for one thing. That your life will be full of unexpected and unexplained events. You can tell yourself that there’s some grand plan, that things happen for a reason, but I’ve dismissed that line of thinking. We’ve given up all pretense of believing that some master plan simply called for Mandy to contract MS. To me, life is like running across an active battlefield with your eyes open, senses on fire, every ounce of your life’s training and experience being pulled into use. With all that going for you, sometimes you’re just going to get hit.

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New to the Game?

So what if you find yourself among our country’s nearly 50 million uninsured? Continue to research and pursue all insurance options. In the meantime, there are other resources available to the uninsured, but it’s going to take some time and a great deal of persistence.

Having MS and no insurance — or inadequate insurance — is a bitter pill to swallow. I cannot in good conscience say that you will be able to access all the services you need. We just have do the best we can with the resources at our disposal. And by all means, contact your representatives in congress. Put a human face on the state of health care!

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Guide for Uninsured Multiple Sclerosis Patients