Shock

S o I was diagnosed with MS almost eight years ago. My first feeling upon being diagnosed was shock. Then came fear, then depression, and finally I came to know my MS. I then decided to fight the disease tooth and nail.

I'm currently taking a medication called Beta-Seron. It's a subcutaneous injection I have to take every other day. I consider myself a "lucky" victim of MS. I've read stories, and heard tales of pain, and torment other people have dealt with from their MS. I have no pain, I feel no torment. I've come to accept my MS as part of my life. It's just something else I have to live with every day.

There is no cure for MS, only therapy. Medication to help you through each day. That does include anxiety and depression medication. Those come in very handy from time to time. MS is an immune system deficiency disease. Along with prescribed medications for the MS, I take a regimen of supplements to help support my immune system.

I have a five year old daughter who is in kindergarten. She's around other sick children every day. If she comes home with a little cold, it will be passed on to me. Needless to say I spend a lot of time and money keeping my immune system well enough to help keep bacteria and germs which might pass on a cold/flu/infectious bug out of my system.

The easiest way for me to live with MS is to accept it and live every day to its fullest. Everyone has different ways of coping, that's the one that works for me. After being diagnosed with MS I've spent hours researching the disease. I have a wealth of knowledge pertaining to it. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask. I'm an open book.

Loki-"Trust No One"