I have now had diagnosed MS for two years. At moments like these I like to look back at the journey and think about what has been good and bad. So here goes: The Good - Had two beautiful children who's smiles light up my life - Quit a high stress job and joined a great organisation which is aligned with my family values - Bought a new house - Remained symptom free since diagnosis - The realization that MS is more common than I thought - so many people know someone with the disease. The bad - Sympathetic do gooders who want to help but make me feel shitty - The number of people who think the latest diet can cure MS - Having ON and being blind - The fact I can am now resigned to be near a Neurologist and a pharmacy with my medical script for the rest of my life (no more 14 month backpacking jaunts through South America although kids have stifled that anyway) - The constant cloud of relapsing over my head and the russian roulette nature of RRMS (will I wake up tomorrow with facial paralysis or not) I think the good outweighs the bad for now.