Behind the Scenes of my Multiple Sclerosis
One of the most common questions that I get asked is, what is Multiple Sclerosis (MS). So, I thought I would answer this to the best of my ability in this post. I'm going to try my best to avoid using fancy medical terms and keep it simple. The Football Player Analogy This is the way my neurologist first explained my disease to me. Imagine that the antibodies you have to fight off are like high school football players. Big and strong but not, according to the jock stereotype, very smart. They see the opposing team and recognize enemy school colors, pads and cleats. They instantly become ready to tackle their opponent into the turf. This is exactly how are antibodies work in a sense. When you receive a vaccination, it's been broken up into pieces so your antibodies learn that when they see all those pieces together, it's time to attack the enemy. Now imagine that those jock antibodies have hit their heads just one too many times and instead adding each pie...