After spending 25 minutes scanning through the messages to find others diagnosed with MS I decided that maybe it would be best to start a new thread specifically for those with the condition so we can find each other.
I was diagnosed with MS back in May of 1996. I was 40 years old, had three kids ages 16, 14 and 12 and had just graduated from nursing school. I took the NCLEX two weeks after being diagnosed. As I took the exam I wondered why I was bothering.....
But now I KNOW why! I went into remission where I stayed until recently. Fortunately prior to having my latest exacerbation I had completed my MSN and was employed as a Perinatal Educator. I don't have to do a lot of bedside nursing but I do spend a lot of time using the computer which can be hard due to the residual nerve damage from my latest bout of optic neuritis.
I am single now and almost 51 years old and worried about how I will manage to continue to support myself until l can retire. Who knows when that will be because, foolishly, I thought I would still be married and would be sharing the retirement burden with my husband. Sigh.
Anyway, I was just interested in talking with others with this disease, to see how you are doing and how you are managing.
Thanks for listening to anyone who had the interest to read to the end of my post!
Karen