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kbmsutton1

Depression and plain annoyance

I can deal with MS . I’ve accepted it and tried to have the best life I can even with all the ups and downs. Feeling good 1 day, bad 2, good 2 , bad 2 etc: Everyone that has it understands. I have relapsing MS. But most people dont have a clue about MS.,Some of us like myself look normal. So some people judge you he looks fine, don’t understand why he had to retire at 50 from nuclear plant I worked for 29 years. Friends , family, just don’t get it. And I say screw them. Bad enough what we are all going through but to have some people judge is worse. Now I do have some great friends and family that understand. But the others the hell with them. Anyone else relate!
@PeterFrancis

@kbmsutton1 The lack of understanding and the outright ignorance from a lot of people is part and parcel of us having MS sadly. We can try and help them by educating them... if we can be bothered to do so that is.

@grandma

@kmbsutton1 the misunderstanding is a common theme. I was on my feet for 23 years and the family seemed to forget that I was disabled! Occasionally I used to comment and they would be a bit more caring for a few days but it soon wore off. Now I use a mobility scooter and an electric wheelchair for outside and all the family have deserted me, but I dared to get Breast Cancer as well 8 years ago, and none of them were able to deal with 2 diseases👹 So now I'm on my own apart from friends, and as the saying goes, you can choose your friends, but not your family.By the way, when I pop out to the shops in my mobility scooter, which I do cos it has a basket on the front and the electric wheelchair doesn't, I get lots of comments from people like "do you really need that" and "of course anyone can go and buy one of those tomorrow. For years I used to get upset, now I just offer to swap with them for a day, soon shuts them up🥊😜