Little known facts

Not sure why, but my mind won't turn off tonight.
Very annoying in the wee hours of the night. I must admit I am a little anxious to call my doctor tomorrow morning. I'm just steps away from putting a name to this nightmare these past five weeks.

Ive compiled some little known facts about MS over these weeks.

Canadian women are more than twice as likely to get multiple sclerosis than men

Some people with MS experience little disability during their lifetime. But up to 60 per cent are no longer fully able to walk 20 years after onset.

Symptoms appear around 30 years of age on average.

Those aged 15 to 40 are most at risk.

Where people spend the first 15 years of life affects their chance of developing multiple sclerosis. It occurs in 1 of 2,000 people who grow up in a temperate climate but in only 1 of 10,000 people who grow up in a tropical climate. Multiple sclerosis almost never occurs in people who grow up near the equator.

Heredity seems to have a role in multiple sclerosis. About 5% of people with the disorder have a brother or sister who is affected, and about 15% have a close relative who has the disease.

Cigarette smoking also appears to increase the chances of developing the disorder.

Interferon-beta injections reduce the frequency of relapses and may help prevent or delay disability.

THERE IS NO CURE FOR MS.