because I found the first chapter about George and his mum too confronting -- it was too close to home. When I found the courage to pick it up again a short time later it I read it from cover to cover within a day and decided then and there that this was the hope I had been looking for. In early 2009 I cut dairy and meat from my diet (apart from chicken breast and kangaroo meat). My wife and I attended the MS retreat in August 2009 at the Gawler Foundation. The whole experience was amazing. We met about 30 other people struggling like I was with MS. I was worried about meeting other MS sufferers because it scared me to death but most of them were just like me, scared and angry but very positive. There was varying degrees of disability but even those few people with more severe disability, their courage and resilience was inspirational to me. As soon as I got home I decided that I needed to adopt George's recommendations whole heartedly -- and I did. Almost 12 months on and I can say that I have never felt this good in my entire life. My new diet has not been the "drastic" change that I had anticipated. I exercise regularly. Meditation has become  a part of my daily routine to help me unwind and focus on staying healthy. I had my first MRI in two years recently  - no new lesions and no