A Conversation About Multiple Sclerosis With My Family

<p><strong>Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an auto immune disease that affects people usually when they are in their early twenties. Women are twice as likely to be affected by the disease.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>MS affects the brain and spinal cord. The immune system attacks the protective nerve covering called Myelin. This leads to a disruption between the communication from your brain and the body. The person who has MS may experience a variety of symptoms like loss of vision tiredness loss of feeling weakness and walking difficulties to name but a few.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>There is no cure for M.S.</strong></p><p><strong> This story is as a conversation between a father and his family. It deals with the frustrations the family deal with when exposed to the father's MS symptoms.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Increasingly aware of this the father is determined to teach his family a lesson about MS and why he sometimes acts differently to other fathers.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The story has many facts about MS explained for children.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>MS is introduced to his children as being just another member of the family that requires to be loved and managed well.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Life's humbling mystery love and its resilience to the unknown suffering.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>These are the small victories that father's affected with MS deal with.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>This is a true story that offers a lived experience dealing with these challenges and blessings.</strong></p><p><br></p>