MS symptoms are more faithful than friends
People thought my life was amazing. That I had it all: talent, creativity, love, a great job, a sense of humor, everything I could wish for, but you know, I realized early on that the fairy tale life wasn’t what I was looking for. I knew it wasn’t what it was cracked up to be and it wasn’t my dream… and that was okay with me.
But then multiple sclerosis showed up to try and put a kink in it all, it tried its best to steal my life, my joy, and any hope I had for my future. At first I have to say it did a pretty good job at it. It sent me into a tailspin and overwhelmed me at every turn I made.
I found out fairly quickly that it’s okay to be scared. It’s okay to cry, to be sad, to fall apart, and to break down. You’re only human. You’re real and facing something realer than real. MS is not something we can just ignore or wish away. We have to face it and look at all our options. Some may be unreachable or too expensive but through a lot of research and reaching out to different people, organizations and foundations, there’s a way to get help if you stay persistent. You just can’t give up hope.
Doctors scared me with all the unknown that was happening in my body and how much was still unclear about a disease that has been around for hundreds of years. Not until recently has any actual new info been discovered and realized about MS. For years many people have suffered and still deal from symptoms that newly diagnosed patients are able to manage with a simple treatment or supplement. Still no cure… but there’s hope.
You never know when a symptom will show up and decide to hang out with you. Sometimes they are more faithful than your friends. Many people stop coming around when the going gets tough. Friends come and go. It happens all the time. It’s not because of you, you didn’t do anything to warrant that kind of treatment. You deserve so much better, so much more.
You don’t have to try to be strong when you have no strength to hold onto. It may take some time to make sense of all the confusing thoughts you have and all that you have experienced, but don’t ever stop fighting.
Statistics show my life will be shorter because of MS, but there is no knowing what tomorrow may bring or what my life expectancy will actually be. MS hasn’t put a period at the end of anything in my life. I’m believing for a comma. A comma means there’s a pause ahead with more to come, more to tell, and so on, and on, and on.
Enjoy the life you have. There is still beauty in the world. Look really close and you will see it in the most unlikely of places. Wipe away those tears and hold your head high today. You have a future filled with amazing possibilities.
1. Simplify your life.
Thank you so much for the encouragement. What a blessing!
Thanks Erin!
Thank you for your words of encouragement and keeping me positive!
You’re so welcome. Glad you stopped by to read. xoxo
WOWED so true! The title says it all
Thank you so much for your words of encoragment, that makes me feel that I still have something to do in on this world. After a brain surgery due to my MS, I realized tha I am important to others like my friends, to people and most important to my family, so never underestimate yourselves.
Thanks for the post Penelope, not just this one, all of them. So many days when you feel like you are the only person at the bottom of the mountain, trying to navigate a way up, and your email comes through with words of encouragement, humor and the advice I need. I know then I don’t have to reach the top of the mountain today, I don’t even have to get half way up it. Sometimes it’s ok to just admit ‘I did my best’ and have a nap.