Qualms - Facing MS symptoms from A to Z

Here’s one of those strange multiple sclerosis symptoms that few physicians will actually address. But it’s a constant reality for many MS warriors.

“What if” can become almost a mantra for many MSers.

Here are a few examples:

• What if my worst symptom flares up at a particularly difficult moment?
• What if I fall down and can’t get up again?
• What if I end up in a wheelchair?
• What if I can’t make it up the stairs, once we get there?
• What if I lose the ability to bathe and dress myself?
• What if I can’t afford my prescriptions?
• What if my friends don’t understand why I have to cancel plans, when MS fatigue strikes?
• What if MS incontinence flares up, while I am away from home?
• What if I stumble and fall in front of other people?
• What if I lose the vision in my other eye?
• What if I start choking badly, and no one is there to help me?
• What if my medical insurance changes?
• What if so-and-so leaves me, once he/she finds out I have MS?
• What if I do not regain mobility after this exacerbation?
• What if my boss fires me because I have MS?
• What if I suddenly can’t get out of bed tomorrow?

These questions are genuine concerns for plenty of MSers, even if the worst-case scenarios never happen. We tend to over-analyze the details of our lives, perhaps hoping to prevent miserable or potentially embarrassing mishaps. We may even cancel plans, just in case.

Qualms? You bet.

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