Multiple Sclerosis on TV
Posted on 01/28/2009 by
Is it just me or have there been a ton of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) reference on TV as of late? There was a 30 second sound bit on Big Baby episode of House on 1/26/09 about half way through, and it was not the first time for House. On American Idol @ Salt Lake City there was a 2-minuet segment on a golden ticket winner who has Multiple Sclerosis. The best thing is they are referencing positive things! I love it.
When I was first diagnosed all I could find was references of people in wheelchairs, canes, and who needed help to cross the street – UGH.
It is time teach people a little bit about what MS is. Yeah you can look it up online and know that Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). What people tend not know is that – it comes and goes – you relapse and cannot walk, it goes into remission and your up and about like nothing happened (within reason) and from day to day you really do not know how you will be.
I get excited when Multiple Sclerosis is referenced in a positive light in mainstream media. When you hear things like “I may MS, but MS does not have me” it inspires me. It reminds me that on the days when I cannot say one grammatically correct sentence and feel like I have not slept in a week, I may have MS, but it sure as hell ain’t got me!
Response to Multiple Sclerosis on TV
Do we have a cure for MS disease?
I got to this by sampling Tweets from WebWomen – I didn’t know there was another DCWW with MS! Next event, we’ll have to make contact. I got my diagnosis in 1997, but still don’t know anyone else who has it.
Caryn
Farooq,
Unfortunately there is no “Cure” for MS, it is a life long chronic disease. There are people who claim to have cured themselves, and where it gets murky is there is no one test to prove that MS is cured. When I asked my doctor I think I am cured how do I test for that he said, “lets wait 10 years to see if you have no relapses, the you can go off the meds.” – so there you have it
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I got to thinking of you recently, and of MS. When I was a kid, I did back yard fun fairs to raise money for MS. I was hoping THEN they would find a cure. How are you hadeling it? I trust, it’s not handeling you!
Shoot me an e-mail! I’d love to get caught up.
Bri