Hi, I am someone who recently been diagnosed with MS and started my infusions last week, I also have minimal lesions or disability. I have a partner and there are some things I’ve found helpfull. One being cutting down on the optimism and positivitivity as I find this a little invalidating at times. Instead I appriacite it if he listens and just acknowledges my feelings and asks if there’s anything specific he can do to help. For example I get very down and harsh on myself about being “sick” having him remind me it’s ok to feel this way now because things are hard but also remind me that they hopefully will get better. Also there’s things he started doing without asking which have helped me, it’s just little things but they really make the difference with my mood and fatigue. Things like bringing me a cup of tea/coffee to bed in the morning, taking on more chores, and small gifts or gestures I.E bringing home a sweet treat, new lip balm or offering a massage. The key is that these things are done without without being asked as they help me feel cared for and valued.

All I can say is what my man does for me he does listen to my sad days and helps with the house cleaning and kids but what makes me feel better than anything is no matter what he never lets MS define me that is the one thing that he does that makes me feel better about everything that I am doing or trying to do or going through