Toddler, MS and Medication
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It has been a long while since i've posted a blog and I can tell you right now that a lot has happened! I've had a little girl, gone back to work full time and started a new treatment.
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Being a Nurse with MS
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People would assume that being a nurse I know everything there is to know about MS, truth be told I know just about as much as any other person who was just diagnosed with MS. The only difference in the beginning was that I had a basic knowledge of MS and it wasn't the warm and fuzzy type of knowledge. Before I even went to my appointment with my GP I knew what the results said. I was a typical nosey nurse and got a copy of my MRI results and had a read and I came across the words 'lesion' and 'demyelination' so i knew it was MS. There is some irony I have found with being diagnosed with MS and that is in my final year at University I did a presentation about Multiple Sclerosis, little did I know is that I was researching what my life would one day be.
Read MoreHow is MS Diagnosed?
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There is no laboratory test, symptom, or physical finding which, when present or positive, always means a person has MS. Some of the symptoms of MS could also be caused by other diseases. Consequently, the diagnosis of MS must be made by a careful process which demonstrates findings that are consistent with MS and that also rules out other possible causes.
Read More29th May is World MS Day
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Multiple Sclerosis has its own day to spread awareness of this silent disease!
Not many people are aware of MS like they are for other causes like cancer, autism, depression and even the Daniel Morcombe Foundation for child safety. All fundraisers I see that are being done by individuals are predominantly for cancer research, I haven't seen any for MS Research.
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