Thanks for writing! I last spoke to my friend about a week ago and she said that she is doing great and feeling better than she has in years. She says that the pains in her feet and legs disappeared very soon after she stopped drinking Diet Coke. She also had damage to one of her optic nerves and was going blind in that eye. We think that may be related to Aspartame as well, based on the information that you sent me.
Now, her MS symptoms are GONE! She still has a problem with light sensitivity in one of her eyes but that is gradually improving with time. Even during the holidays, she has continued to lose weight since giving up Aspartame. She had been severely over weight for many years and nothing that she did to lose weight worked for her. It is unfortunate that the diet products that she thought would help her lose weight did nothing but make her more unhealthy and obese. I am afraid that many women fall into that same trap.