60 years old with MS
I am a little late to this discussion but feel compelled to jump in.
I am 60 and was DX in 1989. I worked for one year after my dx and decided that just working and sleeping was not enough of a life for me, and luckily I had a very supportive Dr. at that time.
I have volunteered all over my community, became a Master Gardener and five years ago went back to college part time to get an undergraduate degree in Studio Art. I have one class to go after this semester.
Throughout all of this I have had major MS attacks leaving me home bound for months at a time. Sometimes I have had to drop classes and make changes to my volunteer schedule but it has always worked out in the end.
I share this because I was a surprised by the comments about older women with MS being goner's. For some that is true but not everybody.
As for the waiting room, it is hard sometimes when I have gone to the MS Clinic. I see people much worse off than me but also people in better shape. But I try and remember that you cannot really tell how someone is doing by looking at them in a waiting room. We are all there because we are sick.
Colleen
I am a little late to this discussion but feel compelled to jump in.
I am 60 and was DX in 1989. I worked for one year after my dx and decided that just working and sleeping was not enough of a life for me, and luckily I had a very supportive Dr. at that time.
I have volunteered all over my community, became a Master Gardener and five years ago went back to college part time to get an undergraduate degree in Studio Art. I have one class to go after this semester.
Throughout all of this I have had major MS attacks leaving me home bound for months at a time. Sometimes I have had to drop classes and make changes to my volunteer schedule but it has always worked out in the end.
I share this because I was a surprised by the comments about older women with MS being goner's. For some that is true but not everybody.
As for the waiting room, it is hard sometimes when I have gone to the MS Clinic. I see people much worse off than me but also people in better shape. But I try and remember that you cannot really tell how someone is doing by looking at them in a waiting room. We are all there because we are sick.
Colleen
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