No offense taken whatsoever from your posts.
Positive side to MS, that I’ve seen over the years, is they seem to have developed a lot more meds to treat symptoms, even though meds to treat the disease are lagging.
I have a baclofen pump and I’d classify that as a “near miracle” in keeping me mobile and dealing with spasticity issues and pain caused by it. They now have fatigue meds (I, personally don’t take them, but I know people that do and they’re a godsend) and they use more sophisticated meds for sensory symptoms, instead of relying, as they used to on Tegretol and/or Amitriptyline. All kinds of bladder meds, if the MS should cause bladder dysfunction, walking drugs (like Ampyra) and even the use of nerve stimulating walking aids, should a person deal with foot drop.
So it’s not like they aren’t offering relief from symptoms, just no real way to guarantee stopping progression.
The HIV research in a way could cure MS. HIV is a retrovirus and there are some hypothesises which state that MS is caused by a retrovirus. Any defeat of HIV would help MS if MS is caused by a retrovirus. This is very good news for people who suffer from other retroviruses.