Multiple Sclerosis is a baffling, unpredictable disease which affects adults, predominately women, between the ages of 20 and 40 and causes damage and deterioration of the myelin covering which surrounds nerve fibres in the central nervous system
Myelin acts as an insulator and helps conduct nerve pulses or messages from nerve endings to the brain and visa versa.

Scarring of the myelin causes a slowing down, distortion or, in severe cases, complete blockage of the flow of messages from the nerves to the brain and back again.

The results and their severity are completely unpredictable and differ enormously. They may include loss of balance and co-ordination, diminished vision, weakness of limbs, extreme fatigue (especially during hot weather), impaired speech and loss of bladder control. A person with MS might experience one, several or all of these symptoms, depending on the location and extent of damage to nerve tissue.

No two cases of MS are identical. At one extreme, it is a chronic progressive and debilitating disease. At the other, it is a sudden, short lived annoyance such as temporary blurred vision. It is common for these people who look and feel perfectly healthy to be suddenly subjected to MS symptoms, quickly recover and enjoy good health again for many years.