I don’t think anyone is ready to hear a diagnosis from a doctor that will potentially alter their entire life.
There really isn’t any good way to prepare for something like that. It’s just a random part of life. I know when I was told that I had MS, it felt as though I was in some alternate reality. But, I got some good advice and some good care. Pretty quickly, I joined an MS support group in order to have some connection with those dealing with the same thing. This was a great place of acceptance and companionship that was so valuable in me accepting my MS and deciding to push on with life. That group was also very valuable because it’s there that I learned about medical cannabis for the first time. I had not really known much about medical marijuana or legal cannabis stores. This was all new to me. However, I was assured by those in the group that I would find a great deal of benefit with medical cannabis products. I went to some medical cannabis events to get more cannabis information. What I learned was that I could definitely get some relief with the stiffness and muscle spasms that were plaguing me. My doctor prescribed the medical marijuana and I went about getting through all the medical marijuana rules in order to get access. This was a fairly straight forward process that has resulted in a big benefit for me. Using medical cannabis allows me to manage the effects of MS a lot more naturally. Plus, it also affords me a positive perspective that really helps me as well.