My Mom has Multiple Sclerosis

She’s likely had it since at least ~1983; the first sign was a temporary bout of optic neuritis that left her half-blind for a month or so. All was well for years, until 1996: we were walking out of the DMV — we went so I could get my driver’s permit — and she suddenly stopped walking in the parking lot…and couldn’t move any further. After a minute or two of my asking what was wrong, and her looking a bit panicked and not knowing what to do, her legs started working again. Turns out,...