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Feelings - How are you dealing with your parent's MS?

Click on the letter that most fits how you are feeling:
 
1. You would like to play a game or do a craft with your mom but she says she's too tired.
a) You find something you can do by yourself or with your friends.
b) You keep asking her until she says "yes".
c) You go somewhere and sulk.
 
2. Your friends notice that your mother has trouble walking and ask you what is wrong with her.
a) You tell them that your mother has MS.
b) You would rather not say anything and find an excuse to leave.
c) You get mad and tell them to mind their own business.
 
3. Now that you have more jobs to do around the house, you find you don't have enough free time with your friends.
a) You talk about it with your parents, and together you try to find a better solution so that you have more time to see your friends.
b) You go and see your friends, leaving some of your chores undone.
c) You do your jobs, but angrily
 
4. Your mother has not been feeling well lately and you are having trouble concentrating. Your marks in school have gone down a lot.
a) You explain to your teacher what is happening at home.
b) You worry about your mother and are afraid to fail the school year.
c) You decide that you aren't really very good at school anyway and that it has nothing to do with your mother's MS.
 
5. Your father has been getting angry more often lately.
a) You try to be patient, because it is probably the ups and downs of MS that are putting him in a bad mood.
b) You think it is your fault.
c) You get angry too.
 
  The answers marked "A" are suggestions for dealing with your parent's MS in a healthy way. Don't feel bad if you didn't answer "A" to all the questions. Your answers are not wrong, they are simply how you feel and that's ok. If you feel you would like to talk to someone about your feelings, please contact the MS Society for suggestions (800) 268-7582 .
   
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