Multiple Sclerosis - All SharePosts Relating To "MS Cure Myth"

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Diagnosed in 2007.

posted 08/29/2008, comments (12)

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It is sad to say, but the fact is that when one discovers he has a disease, one of the first things he learns about life thereafter is that no one really gives a damn. You discover for the first time, or at least more clearly than ever before, how completely enclosed people are within... Read more Chevron

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Mandy Crest

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posted 07/25/2008, comments (2)

Your Health is on the Line

You see the ads in magazines and you see them on late night television. If you surf the internet for “multiple sclerosis,” you are inundated with them. “What your doctor won't tell you... there IS a cure for MS... this supplement will get you out of that wheelchair!”The videos are there for all the world to see. The patient... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/30/2008, comment (1)

Wary and Weary of MS Cures

I am about to come into some money -- 34 million dollars, to be exact. At last, all my worries about health insurance are over! All I need to do is to send my banking information to the very nice gentleman in South Africa who has been emailing me. I don't really understand how I came to be chosen, but no matter. The fact is, I HAVE been chosen!So,... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/14/2008, comments (29)

The MS Cure Myth

Multiple sclerosis, with its relapsing/remitting nature, symptoms which are difficult to pinpoint and extreme variation from patient to patient, encourages misconceptions and myths. One particularly cruel myth is the MS “cure”. Well-intentioned people routinely litter my inbox with emails informing me of the reason I have MS and how... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/07/2008, comments (0)

There's Something I Need to Tell You...

The months or years of mystery have been solved. In many ways, you feel relief at having been given the diagnosis at last. MS...multiple sclerosis...is forevermore part of your life.Now one of your immediate concerns is telling family and friends. Who should you tell? When and how? Your health status is a very personal issue and there is no... Read more Chevron

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