Hi there <a href='https://shift.ms/community/people/diamond-in-the-rough/' rel='nofollow'>@diamond-in-the-rough</a> It's so sad that you're having such a rough time, and I'll try to help if I can! I'm afraid that I can't offer you a Twitter follow (hate the thing) or any extra faith (of the God type that is - I'm a typical Godless heathen Brit), but I might make you laugh and I can definitely offer you some support and friendship. I'm sure you'll find other shifters (ooh look, I've just created a noun!) will be very willing to offer you friendship and support too, but do bear in mind the time difference - most of us are safely tucked up in bed at the time you posted - so there maybe a delay in getting responses... Although I'm quite a bit older than you, I'm only recently diagnosed as well - so I understand what you're going through, I have had exactly the same journey as you - only in a slightly more knackered vehicle. First things first. MS is not going to kill you. It's probably going to try to trip you up as you go through your life, but it's not going to kill you. To my knowledge, nobody has ever died of having MS. You are not going to die young. That said, MS will have an impact on your life. How big an impact remains to be seen - there's no way of telling at the moment. And while I don't want to build up your hopes to give you unrealistic expectations, it's not out of the question that you will get towards the end of your natural life without having suffered any significant episodes that have caused serious disability. There have been a number of posts on this site recently that have been from, or have mentioned, people in their 50s, 60s and later that have had MS most of their lives, and are still trundling around with only invisible symptoms. There are also plenty of people on here who are dealing with their MS without using DMDs (I'm guessing that's what you meant when you said DMM). Some are doing it by choice, some are not. But read through the posts and profiles and you will find plenty of people who fit that description. The most important thing you need to do (and this isn't going to be easy) is to try to not get too stressed about your situation. Although everybody's MS is different, the one thing that seems to be common with EVERY person's experience, is that STRESS MAKES MS WORSE. The 2nd most important thing is to learn about MS. It scared the shit out of me when I first heard the letters MS in respect of my condition, but I have found that understanding it has helped me come to terms with my diagnosis (to some extent). This community is the best place I've found for knowledge and positivity! The 3rd most important thing - only joking here - I'll shut up now!!! I don't have all the answers, and MS is certainly not the sort of thing that you can break down into handy lists. But once you've got to the point where you're back to being The Boss, you'll find that the rest of your life is waiting for you. Don't let MS stop you living it to the full. It's not going to stop me :) Mark

I'VE LEARNED A HELL OF ALOT BUT THIS TIME RIGHT HERE DOCTORS COUNTING MY DAYS SCARED BECAUSE EVERYTHING TO WEAK OR HAS MADE MY MS WORSE. I'M FINDING MY PURPOSE IN LIFE AND STARTING TO LIVE IT BUT MS OR NO MS DEALING WITH PHYSIICAL AND EMOTIONAL PAIN ALONE IS PAIN ITSELF THX FOR THE SUPPORT