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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband has MS and I completely understand, OP.  It is a very, very difficult situation and anyone who has not experienced it firsthand can possibly understand the toll that it takes on the caretaker spouse in every way, physically, mentally, emotionally.  DH is horrible when he is frustrated or angry or both.  He treats me very poorly sometimes as I am the only outlet for his feelings.

Would I marry him again?  Hell no.

We are approaching retirement and more than once I have been tempted to leave because this is not how I want to live between now and dead.  On the other hand, if I do leave, the burden will be shifted to my young adult children, and I cannot bear that.  So here I am.[/quote]

MS is so different than RA. My mom has RA and she manages it with a daily pill. She's 80 y/o and still super active. 
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RA can be all over the place. My friend with MS runs marathons. Should I think all MS patients are capable of running a marathon? My mom has used 7-8 medications to manage her RA and is still in horrible pain every day. You don’t know where on the continuum you will fall with these diseases. I have lupus, take two pills a day, and don’t feel impacted by it at all as long as I stay out of the sun. [/quote]

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