By David Evans | MS Trust supporter
I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in September 2014. I’d noticed problems with my walking and that I was getting tired much more quickly. In February I went to the GP and she immediately referred me to a neurologist. The neurologist sent me for an MRI scan and the results confirmed that I had MS.
I knew nothing at all about MS. The neurologist explained a bit about it. She told me to accept it, get on with my life, and not let it get in my way. But she didn’t give me any written information. She told me to try not to look on the internet. But I didn’t listen. I did look, and tried to work out what appeared nonsense and what appeared sensible.
And that was how I came across the MS Trust's website, and Making Sense of MS, their information for people newly diagnosed with MS. I was especially struck by the short video clips of people who’d recently been diagnosed discussing what it meant to them. It was just seeing ordinary people in their own homes rather than clinical environments.
They came across as reliable. The message was “Don’t worry overly. You have to understand where you are, and what you can do. But get on with life”. As a result I ordered a number of books from the MS Trust. The ones about telling your kids were really useful for our younger ones. We all understand things much better now.
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