How can MS, something as simple as 2 letters, be so difficult? That’s beyond me. After all it’s just 2 letters in the alphabet. It’s not a sentence. But lately I would disagree. I’ve been put in solitary confinement, experienced sleep deprivation, dealt with torture by every ill acting nerve in my body and was even handed a restrictive diet of soft-foods-only due to a lack of muscle control. Ugh, what gives?!
Since I can’t just stand up like a healthy person, the help saves me time, energy and at lots of tears, so yeah… I’m taking the easy way. Live in my body and let me know if it’s really the easy way. It’s actually quite complicated… never easy.
Whoever you are, I fear you will never learn the injustices people living with a chronic illness endure all because they are facing the unknown and the unseen as their body is destroying itself from the inside out.
Whether you’re dealing with stress, need a confidence boost, or simply want to give yourself a pep talk, positive affirmations are a powerful tool for rewiring your thoughts and shifting the chaos in your day.
You are finding yourself overwhelmed and challenged in every area of life, and you feel the weight of simply getting through today to be daunting.
Most people don’t have to think about the things they are doing in life like answering the door when an unexpected visitor arrives until something like multiple sclerosis comes along and messes with our ability to do those things.
Don’t beat yourself up because things aren’t going as hoped for, but be thankful for another day to work on it. And know this… you’re not lazy when you have to breathe and rest.
You can get through anything life throws at you. When everything crumbles down it give you a chance to build something spectacular out of my ashes.
Multiple sclerosis has a higher rate of depression than known. It’s believed to be caused by changes in the brain’s functionality along with emotional stresses of unexpected progression, loss of mobility, pain, social isolation, and financial struggles.
Anyone who says people living with MS don’t experience pain, is full of it. Oh, how I would love to give that person a glimpse into just how painful it can be.
1. Simplify your life.