just read the LA Times article http://ww.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-multiple-sclerosis-jack-osbourne-going-public-20120620,0,7938077.story

The mss aren't helping by suggesting that folk with ms keep quiet about their diagnosis if they're not famous like Jack Osbourne in case it bites them in some unforeseen way in the future.


They seem to be implying that our friends, associates, people we haven't even met yet (humasnity at large in other words) can hardly be expected to ever think of someone labelled with MS as anything other than a forever sick cripple. 


Why aren't the mss trying to get a wider awareness of what ms is?


We could begin by helping people talk about their own condition... it's fluid nature for a start


Not only does this stance from the American MS Society demean people with MS by assuming they can only poorly communicate what they go through every day but also the general public. 


Perhaps we should be applauding the MSS for their, at least, democratic treatment of all abilities. 


Is this some sort of twisty, sour tasting regression to the mean?


Assume everyone's a little bit rubbish somewhere along the line and you won't be wrong... 


Sh*t, sign me up with them now - I like the way they're thinking!


i've managed t o turn myself around in the space of one short blog post!


let it never be said that i am immoveable.