There are 400,000 MSers in the U.S. In 2004, approximately 45% of them were over 55. A Population Tsunami is predicted over the next four decades and there is no reason to believe the number of MSers will not continue to grow proportionally with the general population.It is inevitable that MS will be a large factor in the older population.
MS does not significantly change life expectancy. About 90% of people who were diagnosed with MS in their twenties live with it fifty years. Therefore, an...
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