by then, they knew that ailsa had ms.e children, but by last year, her symptoms no longer went away. like me, she now has progressive ms where the damage to nerves gets worse. facing progressive ms feels quite different to relapsing remitting ms. part of that is because of what medication is available. i know i am not eligible for that because i don't meet the criteria you need to meet. ms is a disease of the brain and central nervous system in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the fatty myelin sheath that normally protects the nerves, like insulation around electric wires. as that protection is gnawed away, the nerves stop being able to send the signals that help us to walk, talk, think clearly or use our hands normally. in multiple sclerosis, particularly progressive multiple sclerosis, there is a limitation in terms of the current treatments available. and what we need to do is get hold of medications that can protect the nervous system and ultimately repair and re—myelinate the nervous system. that is the goa