Editorial

摘要

The second half of 2020 remains marred by high emotions and deep uncertainties. We have all, to varying degrees, implemented changes to our habits, lifestyle, and work activities as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether these changes are dictated by policies and guidelines or brought about by our own risk assessment, we do feel that they are imposed upon us by the threat of SARS-CoV-2 contamination and its potential consequences. I am often tempted to express my dissatisfaction with this new reality and my desire to return to my “normal” way of life (wasn’t it only a few months ago?). But many of the persons with MS I see in my office or via telehealth remind me that they have been confined to their home for years, and that they have had to adjust to multiple life-altering transitions imposed by the consequences of MS. Furthermore, the many unanswered questions regarding the COVID pandemic and its evolution in the long term are reminiscent of the frustration experienced by our patients over the unpredictability of the course of MS.