I really couldn't have said it better myself :-) My diagnosis gave me the opportunity to reassess my life, I think it was easier for me though as I was a sprightly (and slightly overweight) 23 year old when I was diagnosed.

Richard Pryor had it right when he said MS stands for "More Shit."

I dont really know how to feel about this. When you are first diagnosed you don't need to hear things like, "you have MS, but MS doesn't have you." When your first diagnosed it does have you.

I don't work I couldn't keep a job before I was diagnosed. I'd get ill every time like a month in my body was worn down to nothing and I caught something and it'd just whoop me. When I was diagnosed it was a relief I had an answer. My life had been slowing down over the years. I was 25 when I finally got the diagnosis. Last year not even two years later I got my first wheelchair. Everyone's different, somehow out of a semi large group of people attending the ms society meetings I got a bunch of issues that noone else has or had. That scared me the most. We definitely cope with it as much as we can. But there's times, there's relapses and it's not pretty. Even if we are still laughing through it. We know it's not good. One of the only sayings that stuck with me. Was when a close friend said "the diagnosis means nothing, it doesn't change anything. You are already living it."... "You're already living it". And he was right. It's not magically gonna get better and it's not new it's just progressing. Somehow that helped more than anything. I was already living it.

This is an incredible piece of content!

M.S. can pull you from your normal life and interrupt your current or long-term goals. That is when you are forced to look at life from a new perspective....We might discover "other" things that we are good at, or things that keep us content. But learning to accept your loss of potential is probably the most difficult to "just get on with it."

"It sucks but you deal with it, you know, you just get on with it." That applies to MS as a hole. But that's basically the only part of the message I agree with. MS itself hasn't done anything good to my life. I deal with the disease and found new interests and new friends. But does that mean that MS brought a positive in my life? No, it just means my life is different. I don't wallow in self pity. I just go on with my life.

What you need to hear at that time is how to deal with what you are experiencing now. I'm sorry if this sounds harsh but I relate to the guy in the beginning. Maybe I'm just stubborn, but I didn't want to have to change myself just because of this stupid disease. So people need to know in the beginning is how to deal with it, and what MIGHT be in the future.

I watched this video 5 years ago when I was first diagnosed and when things were going very bad for me very quickly. I’ve always remembered this short film and the impression it had on me. I’ve just watched it again for the first in 5 years since. It’s resorted me to tears, but very happy tears now looking back and how my life, my MS, my general and happiness panned despite how scared I was of the future back then. I want to say a huge thanks because this video certainly helped me back then in so many ways and definitely plays a roll in where my life is right now. It might not be the case for everyone, but I know with my MS (and perhaps this video) my life is for the better. I do things I’m scared to do and it challenged / pushed me. Sometimes that health scare / diagnosis is a blessing. I just want to reassure anyone watching in the position right now I was 5 years ago, I am so happy and proud reflecting back on the outcome of this time in my life. And you never know, this may be the same for you in the future ❤️❤️❤️

This helped. Thank you to all involved in making and getting this content out

i can relate to the second video more as no one newly diagnosed wants to see what might be as it is scary, well i have to admit i felt this way but ms is going nowhere so i had to change.

I was diagnosed in March and can completely relate to this!

Thank u 4 posting .

I totally get the reactions of Dave and ms is not easy to deal with as there is a lot of denial to be involved within the disease process, but we learn to get on with it and through the adversity there is a chance to be more resilient and stronger

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I get on with things as mentioned in this video but I would say after 12 years of being diagnosed and I think 20 years of having MS, I've very much tried to block it out.

Are there going to be any more vids like this and gallop? x

Not for me! When I was 30 and diagnosed, I went into denial, and carried on, because I was used to doing that, and could do that, until now at 56 when I HAVE to deal with it.

I have my good days and bad days like all other MS people...hope they find a cure soon.....nice video.

My sister is 32 years old and she has suffered from meniere disease for years and she always complains to me that I had to bought her Dr Madida herbs I saw on KZfaq and she is telling me last month that she is cured completely and don’t long have the symptoms like vertigo or dizziness, feeling of fullness in the ear or ringing, hearing loss, imbalance, motion sickness, nausea, or nystagmus🎉🎉..

Lawrence Hofer here I got MS back in 2013 first thing was double vision went to see Lady she was working with uor LORDS holly spirit she dfixed it next was couldn't walk got LEMTRADA doing monthly blood work to check how my body is doing after getting that deadly drug now I am with lady that's been working with herbs OUR LORDS meds cooking out herbs 1st drink was to clean my body and rebuild now I'm on drink to remilenate my nerves

This is bollocks.....19+ years still crappy, much harder.

He played that twat character really well. It is annoying hearing all the positives at first