I've had a week of making life decisions based on my MS. It's been a bit disconcerting, I know it's necessary but it makes me feel sad, just more reminders of something I'd rather ignore. I'm a scientist but quit my job and career in 2012 because I felt the stress was affecting my health. Of course I had no idea what was actually happening to me. I had a break from work and then got a job as an administrator. My plan had always been to return to science and a job just came up at work in the labs. I enjoy my admin job but i've been finding it really tiring working full time. I've had to think whether I could actually manage a laboratory job and realised that its no longer possible. I've now decided with my husband that I'm just going to work until the mortgage is finished (7yrs). Then today I was looking for a new car and chose to get an automatic as changing gear hurts. We were chatting in the showroom and both agreed our priorities have changed. Our life together is more important and precious than work and careers.