BMo3 - good luck to you. it must be a relief to have a diagnosis. I think the time of not knowing is the scariest part. I was at high risk for stroke when I was developing my pulmonary emboli this spring. yikes!

strokes, clots, tumors, MS - all serious illnesses and I don't think anyone can really say one is worse than the other and none are necessarily a death sentence. the key is how you live with it. it seems and I hope that you are going to make a good recovery. I plan to fully recover from these clots! and SK is managing her MS well - keep in mind that one of our nation's best presidents in recent years also had relapsing/ remitting MS as well.

anyway, be well, take care of youself and be grateful for your health, even if it's not "perfect". we only get one chance.