New accounts should get the benefit of the doubt; imagine what an unwelcoming place this would be if they didn't.
The first couple of years it was like nothing was wrong with me. Then the last year my balance went a bit and when I was writing my right hand jumped.
We had researched about MS and if there was anything out there that could fix it... Reading about the various drugs and there side effects and long term uselessness didn't fill me with joy.
We read about HSCT, met with a doctor that has been doing it on MS patients for 20+ years with good results, he couldn't do it for me because I hadn't tried and failed 2 DMD's.
We did more research and Mexico and Russia (look up Dr Fedorenko, bit about him here http://50shadesofsun.com/hsct-can-cure-ms-says-moscows-dr-fe...) don't care about DMD's, the critera is you have to have MS.
We applied to a lot of clinics all over Europe, and Mexico and Russia. A few said yes. Mexico (http://www.hsctmexico.com/) could do it sooner so I went there.
It was just over a year ago and it's amazing. Best £50k we've ever spent.
The £30k the news is saying is because that's what it would cost the NHS.
If you google or use facebook just search MS HSCT loads of people are doing it.
HSCT is real and it works. It stops disease progression. Usually there is lasting damage which means that even when the disease is stopped there is remaining disability. This is why the word Cure is contentious as many symptoms persist. But my wife can live with a certain level of disability. The most important thing is that her decline has stopped. Now she has a future.