Hi! My name is Lindsay and I was diagnosed with MS in 1986. I'm married with two grown up children.  I'm lucky enough to have a very supportive husband who has not decided to run for the hills, and fantastically supportive children and friends.
When I was first diagnosed I was naturally devastated, there seemed to be no support network and the medical profession told me to go away and not worry as nothing may happen!  No leaflets, no advice, nothing.  I'm lucky because for about 18 years I got on with family life and nothing much did happened and then about five years ago it raised its ugly head again.  I took Avonex for four years before deciding it wasn't helping as I was gradually having bits and pieces of me go numb and having incredibly poor balance.  I now have an array of Jazzy walking sticks!
I work part time which is difficult I can't deny but once sitting behind my desk my mind is occupied with other things and it stops me worrying about what may or may not happen.  I try to swim regularly, do Yoga and rest to combat the fatigue.
Some days I could literally scream, this was not part of the plan!  Thankfully my husband is brilliant, he gets frustrated because I'm broken and he can't fix me but we muddle through. I only joined the MS Friends recently and it is great to be with people who know exactly what it's like and its great to get hints and tips and generally not to feel so isolated with this condition.
My philosophy? be positive and live for the day and most importantly concentrate on the things you can do and not the things you can't do or you'll go mad!