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I spent over 20 years with a diagnosis of M.S. I struggled with it because it would come and go. Unfortunately I only had medicaid at the time and couldn't get any help. I am an industrial electrician and convinced myself I could overcome it and go to work. I went to California in 1999 during the dot com boom mainly to get away from the south Louisiana heat. This gave me enough income to qualify for social security. I began deteriorating in 2003 and got to a point where I couldn't walk. I got back on disability again and was able to get mri scans. There were no signs of M.S. I have arthritis in my lower spine and a stenosis in my neck which causes neuropathy. With medication and a steroid shot to my spine I can lead a semi normal life. I am ,however, judged fairly harshly by some who only see me on my better days. Explaining my malady over and over is tiring. So I get labeled and along with a sense of being unproductive it is necessary to deal with the scorn .I try to reason this away but it is almost impossible to do. In affect I am the girl on the right.