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MS has a way of changing lives, some for the better and some for the worse. Any way you look at it, it's a journey where you will change and not be the same person you were before. Lives are not stationary and neither are relationships. When you are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis you may expect friends to say, I'm sorry or what can I do- something to that effect. But the reality of the fact is that not everyone is understanding or willing to reach out or understand the new situation at hand. Seeing my husband with multiple sclerosis has been a life journey, one where we have wanted to involve family and friends. But what I've realized is not everyone chooses to get involved with the disease. I've come up with a short list of reasons why a parent, spouse, or sibling may find it a difficult to address multiple sclerosis. Fear: Fear of the unknown and what this disease may have the capability of doing. The possibility of being in a wheel chair, not working, loss of cognitive abilities, not being the individual perhaps they recognize from before. Parental Fault: I see this in my husband's relationship with his mom, on some level she believes it's her fault and she gave this disease to her son. Mortality: A day to day reminder of how humans are not perfect and become ill. Multiple Sclerosis has a way of reminding everyone on a daily basis. Life That Has Changed: Multiple Sclerosis changes lives. People with MS learn to adapt, there is no choice. We can't say the same for friends of people who have MS. Common interests may no longer be available. Also people who are diagnosed with MS may drive friends away because they don't feel worthy of the relationship anymore. Their disability interferes with who they remember themselves to be in the past. Communication: Close friends, parents, and siblings may just not know what to say regarding a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. There is a hush that falls into the room when you enter. No one want's to discuss the dirty word MS or offend the person who has multiple sclerosis. The difficult part for us has been relating to Robert's parents. Unfortunately we experience the lack of communication and the guilt that Robert's mom feels- that she gave him this disease.
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Robert Groth is the author of "Conquer Multiple Sclerosis". To receive a FREE Ebook go to www.conquerms.com
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