But for Wagga woman Amanda Norman, news an Australian being treated in Russia who passed away two weeks ago has done nothing to question her decision to continue.

Ms Norman said she had no second thoughts about receiving the stem cell treatment at the same Russian hospital and under the same doctor as where Brisbane's Kellie van Meurs from Brisbane died from a heart attack on July 19.

"She didn't have MS, she had a heart attack that she was prone to having.

"It could have happened back in Queensland," Ms Norman said.

Ms van Meurs was the first person to be treated for Stiff Person Syndrome in Russia.

She added Ms van Meurs' family made public they did not blame or hold the doctor accountable for her death.

"It just goes to show you just how much I want this.

"There's just so many hurdles.

"I'm not changing my mind because I need this.

"Every day there's a hurdle with MS.

"I've got too much to do.

"Some will cancel because of Kellie's death, some will look at Sydney but I'm extremely faithful," Ms Norman said.

The 45-year-old was diagnosed with MS 19 years ago and had been refused treatment in Sydney because she was over 40 and had the disease for longer than 10 years.

"After getting the knock backs from Sydney, I sort of gave up with them," she said.

Ms Norman said she had no second thoughts about travelling to Russia to receive the treatment, but conceded recent changes to the scheduling of treatments had caused some concern.

Australians scheduled for treatment were issued a statement detailing the hospital had demanded the doctor cut back his haemotological treatments to ensure he was keeping up with his five oncological treatments each week.

Ms Norman said he was forced to halve his intake of MS patients and, having first applied for the treatment in February this year, news her treatment could be rescheduled or cancelled was a blow.

"I was sick to the stomach, it was gutwrenching," she said.

But Ms Norman received an email yesterday stating her treatment was rescheduled from June 1, 2015 to November 24, 2015.

"Novemeber 2015 seems like such a long, long way away.

"I'm excited that I have a date.

"I'm excited that I haven't had my treatment cancelled.

"I've just seen too much positive stuff come out of Russia.

"The doctor seems to go above and beyond.

"He flew Kellie home at his own expense.

"He was gutted.

"And the fact he sees MS as MS and not for your age," she said.

Ms Norman sees the silver lining in the rescheduled date.

"And I get to have a white Christmas," she said.