I am new to this site and not sure how it works so I will just throw some things out there and see what happens. I was diagnosed in Feb 2007 with PPMS and my life was turned upside down. I was a 60 year old male at the time and MS should have left me alone, But it didn't and now I am a 72 year old male living alone in San Diego and unable to play tennis and golf like the old days. I still get out and about pretty well, stores, ball games, casinos, etc., but it can get lonely at times and I miss good conversations. I lost a brother and two close friends this year and I have a need for more friends. I would love to connect with other MS people in San Diego and I don't care about your age, status, gender, or anything. I just want to talk and compare notes about life with MS with someone who knows exactly what we are experiencing with MS.
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Efftee
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Hi and welcome. I too have PPMS but sorry I live in the U.K., but I am open to any conversation and questions you may have. You will find on this forum we talk about anything, we laugh, vent, cry, share hobbies, photos, anything really and jokes, as long as they are clean. We all have ms, but we are all different, but we all understand each other. We also share lots of good information about ms, the latest trials, etc. A few of us are trying cocoa, to see if it helps with fatigue.Also there is a free university course with the University of Tasmania, all about ms. It’s actually quite good. Anyway feel free to post or comment on a post, as Jazzihorsecat says, you are family now. Blessings Jimeka 🍫
WOW< ms at that age. Mate, you had a life, was it a good one? Is it still a good one? San Diego, bit far from me, but G'Day anyway. Tell us a story about you, make it a good one with are generally a receptive audience, if a little forgetful bur you can not expect everything.
hello efftee, welcome to our family. Here you will find plenty of friends and feel like family just as I have. We may not be close to were you live but we are always right here when you need us. Just jump online and here were are, always ready to listen, give advice, compare note, and laugh. I hope you will like it here.
Hi I am ssdw1958 I was diagnosed in 2004 I am married to a great guy have known him for 7 years and have been married for going on 35 years he puts up with my up and down feeling. I have two sons one stop in college and my other son is married with a:two year old and soon to have another baby girl.
I Live in Massachusetts we have been having some wet weather but today the sun finally came out yeah.
Since I’ve had to retire I am home all the time my husband doesn’t think it’s good for me to drive which really stinks but that’s how it goes this Friday I’m going to have another infusion of Ocrevus
I said to my husband I have to think positive this stuff I know it won’t take away the MS but if it would stop at that would really be appreciated if you know what I mean.
You should call M S Society just to find out if they know of groups in your area that you can talk to because I know I’ve gotten paperwork that have had groups you can join through the M S Society because these other groups or you really don’t know who they are not meaning that you know who the MS group is but there with the M S Society I hope all of this is making sense.
Well they won’t go again battling but this is a good site good people here if you have any questions someone would know it but you do have to understand we are not doctors so I would ask the group and then I would ask your doctor and sometimes if you have questions about your medications you should ask the pharmacist.
Well I’m gonna go for now have a great day and enjoy the weather we have sun yeah 😎🌞☀️
A very warm welcome to our family here efftee, join on in here, we're all a great, supportive family, we'll be here whenever you need us!💪 & now you're family too!😀😃😄 Always remember that, watch your town's newspaper, or go to your neuro's office, usually there's a local M.S. support group, Many Blessings!!🌻🌞☀
Welcome to the group. We have a few who live in California, don't know about the San Diego area though. I'm in South Carolina. We're a fun group. But this is also the place to come and vent or share some tears...both sad and happy. We all get it...we all have it.
I used to live in Corona California but moved to South Carolina a little over a year ago. Look into your local walk ms event or other ms events. Even if you can't ride a bike you can volunteer at the bike ms event ( or any other event) and meet lots of people.
welcome! we are a great group of people,this group has been a lifeline to me at times,just when I think I can't go one more step or give up one more thing,everyone pulls me back.You can scream,laugh ,cry and we all understand
effete Welcome to the forum. It is a shock to be diagnosed with MS at any age, but increasingly, many of us are diagnosed just when we finally have time to do all the things that we enjoy...only to find out that MS, not age, is the impediment. I was born and raised in CA, spent most of my working life there, but retired to VA at 65, only to be diagnosed at 70 with MS. So I returned to CA but the housing I could afford was in a hot and wildfire prone area which proved untenable. I'm back in VA now in a climate better suited to my particular MS symptoms. Give me a week or two to think about this and I will find all that I want to say about seniors with MS. It is an isolating disease for anyone, but I find the challenges for seniors extreme. This forum is a lifesaver (almost literally) for me. I hope it meets some of your needs as well.
Welcome to the group. I was diagnosed when I was 32 and am now 60. It has certainly altered my life from what I expected it to do. I am a minister, but because of vision problems and fatigue (caused by MS) I work with smaller congregations. I am happy and satisfied overall.
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