Two threads in one day! I'm making up for lost time.

Anyway, I am just curious to know why MS is so feared by a lot of people on here. I often even see it lumped in with other conditions like ALS/MND which boggles my mind.

I have MS. I am normal. Every doctor and specialist I have discussed it with has assured me that, no matter what horror stories I could find on the web, MS doesn't kill and that while not curable, it can be treated effectively enough to live a pretty normal life.

OK, maybe, just maybe I will end up in a wheelchair one day. But that could happen without MS - in fact I know many people in wheelchairs, none of whom have MS.

I have got to know many other people with MS, including people who are far older than me and they say that although they have bad times, they live a pretty normal life.

So I am genuinely wondering - if MS is one of your big fears, why?