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Originally Posted by May5
My cousin was diagnosed with MS last year. She was pregnant at the time, but had a beautiful healthy baby. She's only 30 years old, and she's in complete denial; so are her parents. They claim that she was only "under stress" but that she's ok now (they don't WANT to believe she may relapse). I feel terrible because since she refuses to believe there's anything wrong, she's not receiving any treatment.  I really wish there was a cure for this terrible disease....
I'm sorry about your husband; you're such a great wife to love him so much and stay by his side. I know that's the way it supposed to be, but so many people bail at the first sign of trouble..... |
I am so sorry for your cousin. The worse part of this disease is that it attacks people in the prime of their life. My husband was diagnosed at age 34. He is now 39. I sincerely hope that your cousin and her family "wake up." After being a witness to what this disease can do, it is not something you can just ignore and it doesn't go away by itself. If your cousin was to seek treatment now, she could possibly stop the disease from progressing. While there is no cure, most treatments available keep the disease from getting worse and the sooner you get on them, the better chance you have of staying well longer. My husband was in denial in the beginning as well. He went a whole year without medication until he suffered a relapse that took his speech. He was unable to talk for two weeks and with steroid treatment he was able to recover. After that, he learned his lesson and has been on his meds religiously. Please try to talk to your cousin. I know it is a difficult subject to bring up, but if she wants to be healthy for her daughter, she owes it to herself to get help.