Multiple Sclerosis and Me: 5 Things I've learned about MS - Part XXIX

5) Typically, we associate grief with the death of a loved one, but MS related grief stems from two sources: loss (of ability like walking, balance, vision) and vulnerability (lack of control).
4) There are Five Stages of Grief proposed by Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross:

• Denial
• Anger
• Bargaining
• Depression
• Acceptance

These stages aren't fixed, and people experience some, none, or all of the stages differently.
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2) The MS grieving process can start with diagnosis but may need to be revisited when new MS symptoms arise or when relapses are experienced.
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