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My Adventures in MS-Land

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The phrase “down the rabbit hole” comes from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, where a curious girl named Alice tumbles into a strange, topsy-turvy world after following a rabbit. One moment she’s on solid ground; the next, she’s falling into Wonderland, where logic bends and the unexpected becomes routine.

I, too, have fallen — unexpectedly — into a place I call MS-Land, a realm shaped by multiple sclerosis. Like Alice, I’ve learned to navigate its quirks, though my fall came with a stumble down the stairs, courtesy of MS’s unsteady grip.

In MS-Land, the rules grow “curiouser and curiouser,” as Alice might say. Take the riddle of what to eat and drink — it shifts daily. One day, rice feels like a safe haven; the next, it betrays me with fatigue. Coffee might lift me up, only to let me crash. Dietitians seem as lost as the Mad Hatter, each peddling a different tea party menu. I’ve decided to trust my own palate, forging a path through the chaos without a marketing firm’s glossy promises.

Deeper down the rabbit hole, I meet a cast of peculiar characters, not unlike Alice’s Cheshire Cat or Queen of Hearts. There’s the BusyBody, buzzing with unsolicited tips; the KnowItAll, lecturing me on cures; and the NoseyNeighbor, peering into my struggles. Their intentions may be kind, but their advice spins my head with confusion and dizziness — symptoms MS already amplifies. I’ve found their chatter less helpful than the silence of my own research.

That research has become my guide, revealing tools to navigate this strange land. Leg and foot braces steady my wobbly steps, walkers support my journey, and trapeze bars hoist me in bed. Wheelchairs and scooters ease my fatigue, while adjustable beds adapt to my needs. There are eating utensils I strap to my hands to prevent dropped forks or spoons, exercise bikes with seatbelts to keep me secure, and cooling vests to fend off summer’s heat. These are my Wonderland gadgets, practical magic in a world that defies normalcy.

Yet, the truest companions in MS-Land aren’t tools but people — those who know its terrain and challenge me with care. Like Alice’s wiser guides, they ask gentle questions: Is this choice serving you? Friends, family, mentors, or a counselor — they’re the ones willing to descend the rabbit hole with me, walking beside me as I map this unpredictable place. It’s okay to fear what lies below; the journey is less daunting when shared.

As I venture deeper, exhaustion creeps in, my thoughts tumbling like Alice’s after her fall. I muse — do brown cows give chocolate milk? It’s a silly distraction, and soon I doze off, dreaming of cows leaping over the moon, one landing softly on my toes. I wake, unharmed, still able to move. In MS-Land, even dreams offer a reprieve, a reminder of resilience.

We don’t need to dwell in the rabbit hole forever. Each trip down fosters a deeper connection — to myself, to others — unlocking an inner strength that flows from those bonds. I hope you, too, have companions ready to explore this strange land with you, no matter how odd the path. In MS-Land, as in Wonderland, the adventure shapes us, one curious step at a time.

Find your happy

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I was awakened this morning by a bird singing outside my window. Did I say singing? I meant loudly squawking at 4:00 AM without any pauses for air. What in the world is a bird doing up so early in the morning? Are worms even up yet? I think the worms are still asleep, which means this early bird isn’t going to get a worm for a few more hours. It would be nice if he would just go back to bed and let me sleep a little while longer.

What is he so cheerful about anyway? It’s not like he won the lottery or something and needed to let the world know about it. Whatever the reason, he woke up with a song in his heart and he is making sure everyone knows about it.

I had a friend like that. When she woke up in the mornings, she didn’t pause to collect her thoughts or to plan out her day, she was just immediately awake and cheery. It was super annoying too. I don’t wake up well to someone singing,

“Wake up, wake up you sleepy head
Get up, get out of your bed
Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red
Live, love, laugh and be happy”

I would think, “Yeah, you’re going to live, love, laugh and be happy when I whack you upside the head with this toaster.” But you know, I never did hit her with the toaster. I always made it through the morning, and so did the toaster.

I did notice that the song she would be singing, I would eventually be singing too. It wouldn’t happen right away, but eventually I would be eating my cereal and catch myself tapping my foot and humming along. Then, as I would be getting ready for my day, a song would come out. Before you knew it, I would be belting out a song from a movie or singing along with the radio. It’s kind of like when you hear a song in a commercial and you find yourself singing that tune everywhere you go because it somehow got stuck in your head.

Cheerful people can be super annoying in the wee hours of the morning, but you know, no matter how annoying they are, we could learn a lot from someone who wakes up with an instant song in their heart. The world could be crashing in all around us, storms could be blowing, tsunamis could be washing everything away, flood waters could be rising, yet there’s still a song to sing. No one or nothing can take your song away, not even multiple sclerosis. That’s something you own. You and you alone.

So this morning, find your song and sing it. If you need to collect your thoughts first like I do, that’s okay. Take the time you need to wake up fully, but once you are up and at em’, sing…sing your song with all your heart. Cut loose and let out the song that’s hiding deep inside you. And if you can’t find your song today, that’s okay too. Get around someone with a song to share. Before you know it, you will be singing it too. You might even find yourself dancing a step or two. Find your happy!

It’s okay to not be okay

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When multiple sclerosis becomes part of a person’s life, it comes with one purpose…to steal and destroy. It ransacks the nerves in the Central Nervous System with a ravenous appetite for myelin (the coating around each nerve).

If you didn’t know already, nerves happen to be extremely important to the body. They are what gives us the ability to see, hear, talk, walk, feel, breathe and even blink…basically they control everything a body does.

It seems that no matter how much MS chews and gnaws at the nerves, it is never satisfied. Once it gets a taste of fresh myelin it can’t stop. It just wants more, and more, and more like cookie monster. Om nom nom.

It acts as if it’s at an all-you-can-eat mini bar gobbling up everything in sight while leaving behind a table piled high of dirty plates, silverware and cups. I even tried to trick it by covering everything with hot sauce made with ghost peppers, but it just mockingly licked its lips and kept on munching.

It’s sneaky too, working in the shadows with no remorse or regrets. I’m almost sure I saw it on the top chronic illness most wanted list.

But even though it causes such terrible destruction and chaos wherever it is found, there is one thing it can’t steal from you. It can’t take away the person that you are. Never forget that. You are so much more than MS ever could be. So much more!

I know you have days when MS defines your day and determines your capabilities, but don’t ever let it define who you are. You get to do the defining in that area. And from what I can tell across the miles, wires, online posts and cell phones, you are strong, courageous, brave, and amazing…even when you think quite the opposite to be true.

Hold your head up today, take a deep breath and step out into the world knowing that you are better than MS or any other kind of illness or problem you happen to be facing. Don’t ever underestimate the value of who you are and never, ever, EVER let MS steal your identity. Don’t forget that it’s okay to not be okay.

My recent journey with multiple sclerosis

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Last week I had the scary experience of my legs choosing to quit holding me up. I don’t know if they were tired or just wanted to take a break, but in the middle of a standing transfer from my power recliner to my power chair, my legs decided to give way which meant my body met the floor rather quickly. I wasn’t planning on a visit with the floor any time soon, but there we were, face-to-face.

It took me quite a while to be able to gather enough strength to get back up. Thankfully I was able to MacGyver my way to a living room chair. The hardest thing for me is that I have lost most trunk control so I topple over without both of my arms holding me up when trying to prop my body up in a sitting position. If one arm moves away to do something else I will topple over. Like a 3 legged chair on tilt.

My family came over to help get me to bed mid-afternoon. I just wanted to go to bed because I was hurting. My fall bruised my entire right foot. It’s still purple today but the swelling has gone down. Not yet sure if anything is broken until I meet with the Orthopedic doctor. I have no feeling in my toes which doesn’t mean much because numbness in my legs and feet had been creeping deeper for months anyways. So it was a terrible day from the very start.

Many times when our bodies quit working as they should, we become discouraged. Those helpless times open the door for our thoughts to run wild with fears, and sometimes we find ourselves growing tired in the struggle.

This journey that we’re on — this journey called life — I know it’s not perfect. It has many hurdles and obstacles that keep jumping in the way. We can allow those difficulties to make us angry because our path has become hard and seemingly impassable, or we can choose to be thankful for the lessons we learn along the way.

I know it sounds crazy to be thankful while facing a monster like multiple sclerosis every day, but it’s possible, and you can be too.

What lessons? For me…

MS has taught me to hold it together when I would much rather fall apart.
MS has taught me to keep going when it would be so much easier to just throw my hands up and quit.
MS has taught me to rise up in strength when every part of me is weak and weary.
MS has taught me to always be grateful in the good times and to find the good in the bad.
MS has taught me to allow the tears because they provide water in the desert.
MS has taught me to sing even when I have no song left to sing.
MS has taught me to laugh in the face of sorrow.
MS has taught me to join hands with others just like me so no one has to face this beast alone.

What great life lessons. Lessons I have never regretted. You see, I have discovered that I am weak. My emotions, my thoughts, and especially my body…all weak. Friends may not understand the battles that I fight or realize the fragility of my life, but even when I’m alone in the journey I will hold my head high.

MS has made me strong in ways I never thought possible. I stand strong even while lying flat on the floor.

My strength is not something that can be taken away, it is something that grows with each passing day. Instead of allowing the struggle to defeat me, it is only making me stronger. I am strong because of my journey with multiple sclerosis, and that, I would never trade.

Stand strong in your weakness. Hold your head high and proudly wear those battle scars…those bruises and scrapes you have collected over time. With your sword in hand, charge forward in the fight. You are not defeated. You are just getting started.

Computer failures are a lot like multiple sclerosis

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Have you ever had one of those days where everything seemed to start off going great but then things shifted and everything went wrong? Where the unexpected happened more than once and you hadn’t even gotten out of bed yet? Those days can be frustrating, irritating and make you want to scream. I’ve been there more times than I can count.

That’s kind of how I feel when my laptop starts acting up. It doesn’t happen often, but I have had times when my computer has failed me. I’m a fix-it-myself kind of person. A techie geek who thrives on having a well running computer. I will visit online forums reading from people who know more than me in order to resolve a problem.

One time I had a person reply to me on a message board, “Since you’re getting that error, you need to do this and this.” So, I did this and this, but it didn’t work. Then someone said, “No, you need to click that and change this.” So I clicked that and changed this but that didn’t work either.

I attempted suggestion after suggestion with still nothing fixing my problem so I ended up doing what we all do, I went to the experts. When I brought my computer in to get it checked out even their diagnostic programs were unable to pinpoint the problem. Their answer, “We need to replace the logic board.” (That’s just a fancy word for the board inside the computer that handles all the communication processes.)

Computer failures are a lot like multiple sclerosis. You may have difficulty with spasticity in your legs and someone will say, “You need to take potassium. That’s what I do and it worked great.” You buy some to try and you become disappointed because it doesn’t help for you.

Then someone says, “No, you need to change how you do this and do that instead.” So you do what they suggest and still no change. Then someone else comes along and says, “No, no, no, they are all wrong. You need to eat this and take this other thing.” So you do it…and again no change.

So many solutions for just one problem, yet because we are all unique and we all have a different internal wiring system, what works for one person may not work for another.

The biggest thing I would like for people to understand, both those who live with MS and those who don’t, is that every person’s internal “logic board” may connect all the same parts together, but somewhere deep inside where no one can see, there’s a malfunction in those of us living with MS that has disrupted the communication between our brain and our body.

Sometimes a simple tweak or adjustment here or there does the trick and we are up and at em’ going strong once again. But sometimes the “logic board” has failed to the point that no one, not even the experts, can pinpoint where the failure is taking place.

It would be amazing if we could simply replace our body’s internal “logic board,” but we only have one so we have to take care of the one we have as best we can. My response to the barrage of fixes and solutions people push my way…”Thank you for your suggestions, but I know my body and am doing what I believe is right for me.”

Everyone wants MS to be cured, especially those of us living with it day in and day out. How about instead of pushing the latest craze or fix, we chose to love each other and simply be there to support a persons decision in how they believe their MS should be managed. Giving someone a hug or holding their hand is so much more comforting than pushing internet solutions and unfounded cures or fixes at them.

When everything around you seems to be falling apart, know that you are not crazy or alone. There are others feeling the same way. Do what you believe is right for you to do and don’t get discouraged by all the nay sayers, experts and trendies. Always remember this one thing: Even though your body has failed you, you are not a failure. You are an amazing, strong and resilient MS warrior. You got this!

I always say MS is a disease that keeps on taking

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Have you ever wondered if someone else has the same outlook as you regarding multiple sclerosis and all the troubles it brings to your life? Does someone think the same thoughts as you? Or maybe you look at your life and decide you’re all alone in your opinions about life with MS. Voicing a thought that’s contrary to popular opinion can be funny at its best, or terrifying and nerve-wracking at its worst. But having an unpopular opinion that goes against the status quo may not be as uncommon as you think. You just may be the only one brave enough to say it.

Many people don’t like talking about how much a person’s life changes when a diagnosis of MS comes along or how much their life is actually spinning out of control. It’s hard facing the MS monster at every waking moment. Just because people aren’t talking about it or choose to hide their struggle, doesn’t mean it’s not real.

Suicide rates among those living with MS are twice as high as those of the general population. The reason? Because our symptoms continually progress (meaning they keep getting worse) making life increasingly more difficult. We face things like numb body parts, fatigue, dizziness, vision loss, pain, emotional changes, decreased mobility, and a lack of understanding from others. We lose jobs, friendships, financial stability and independence. There are countless challenges in every day life, and as time passes they seem to only worsen.

It’s kind of like watching a grape slowly withering on the vine even though it’s given plenty of water, sunshine and care. We experience changes in our body and feel them with such intensity that it’s hard to even put our disease progression into words. We can actually feel the numbness, pain and difficulties creeping up our legs, arms and entire body to where one day it may just be our big toe that we can’t feel and the next it’s our entire leg.

Coping with something that continues to progress over time brings on feelings of hopelessness, stress, despair, and a host of other mixed up emotions. All we want is to fit in, get our life back, and live that carefree life that MS stole from us. I always say MS is the disease that keeps on taking.

Who wouldn’t get depressed knowing that their body was destructing from the inside, out? Sometimes it’s easy to face the struggle, but many days it’s a battle between sanity and trying to hold onto our dreams. It’s when those dreams begin to fade and all we have left is the pain and confusion, that’s when the tears begin to flow and depression rears its ugly head.

You see our smiles, hear our laughter and admire our strength, but in actuality we know those things are only hiding the pain… both the emotional and physical pain.

If you are having a wonderful day, please don’t criticize someone who isn’t. Enjoy your day and share your sunshine with others. If you’re feeling defeated and frightened of the future, reach out to people for help, and if they won’t listen to your pain, questions and doubts, don’t be too ashamed to talk with a counselor or psychologist. There’s nothing wrong with needing help with your inner struggle. We all have them. It’s just sometimes easier to face the pain with someone else’s help than trying to do it all alone.

Don’t give in to this relentless disease. We are all here for you, standing with you, reaching out in our own kind of way to help. We may not be perfect, life may be a mess, but you are loved, cherished, needed and oh so wonderful.

Life may not have turned out the way you expected, but you have a story to share that can help countless of people cope with the unplanned and unexpected. Talk about what’s going on. Help others see that the struggle is real. It’s time to let go of holding on so tightly to a life that once was. Let go and come dance with me.
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If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather. Try to understand the blackness, lethargy, hopelessness, and loneliness they’re going through. Be there for them when they come through the other side. It’s hard to be a friend to someone who’s depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest, and best things you will ever do. ― Stephen Fry

I can honestly say I’m thankful for MS

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You cannot bargain with multiple sclerosis. No amount of self examination will alleviate the pain and destruction it is causing in your body. I tried at first and wound up feeling more defeated than victorious. I had to move past all the quick fixes people tried to push my way. I even tried some but there was no benefit or relief.

Is taking supplements helpful? Are good clean diets helpful? Is there a medication that will reverse everything taking place? Does anyone really have a remedy that works without fail? The answer to all of those questions is NO! They may make you feel better about yourself or even some of your symptoms may lessen and your body will fell healhier, but none actually heal you.

There is nothing to do about an MS life other than living it as happily, healthily and comfortably as you can. Make sensible choices in how to modify your home and even your life. Do your research and take the medications you believe will help you. After all that’s your choice, not your doctors. I have fired a couple of doctors over the years because they refused to actually listen to my needs. A doctor is there for you, not you for them. You are not their project, pin cushion or a patient to practice on.

Once you have moved past the diagnosis stage you eventually get to the point where you just don’t give a crap what other people think about you or your new normal. Are you physically disabled? Do you move slower than in times past? Do you have trouble with cognition making even day to day tasks troublesome? Do you have trouble breathing or even swallowing? Ugh… so many troublesome issues happening day to day.

Once I moved past the trauma taking place I looked back at life and what I have learned from everything I had experienced….

I can honestly say that I’m thankful for MS. Yes, that sounds crazy but it’s true. I’ve grown as a person. I’ve developed muscles I didn’t know I had. I can handle additional challenges in a way that I never could have done before. I’ve gotten closer to the person I really am and it has forced me examine my own values in a way few events ever have. All of that to me is a gift.

That’s my life with MS… all the nuts, bolts and springs of it.

MS altered my life but it doesn’t define it

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I think all of us long for the day when multiple sclerosis no longer exists. When we wake up in the morning to find that not only is there a cure which has eradicated MS from the planet, but one that has reversed the damage already affecting hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.

I woke up this morning and sad to say, today wasn’t that day. So what do I do? Do I get angry because of the struggle? Do I allow depression to overtake me? Do I resent the fact that life is so very different than I ever planned for it to be? Or, do I choose to recognize that life will have problems no matter what I’m facing or where I’m at and that it’s necessary to find some good in the day if I am going to get through it. Can that even be done?

It’s not easy living with a chronic progressive illness as you already know. Days can be so unpredictable and the limitations we experience can become overwhelming and heartbreaking. No amount of ignoring it, hiding it, or pretending it isn’t there is going to make it all go away.

I can tell you that as a fact because I took a shower this morning but struggled to gather up enough strength just to dry myself off. At least I remembered to rinse all the shampoo out of my hair before getting out. But since I have gotten dressed I’ve been dragging just to get myself going. Why do I do that to myself? I know that showers are one of my enemies that I need to be cautious of because it increases the weakness throughout my body for at least an hour afterwards. Telling me to ignore my weakness or even to pretend it doesn’t exist at a time like that is preposterous. I need a nap not a judgement from a heartless uncaring individual.

The most important thing I could ever tell you in life is that you are much more than your weaknesses and strengths. You are so much more than MS. Don’t let it define you.

  1. Try to express gratitude for the simple things: a warm shower, buttered toast and the smell of rain. Practicing gratitude helps focus awareness on what is going well.
  2. Recognize anxiety triggers. An upcoming MRI scan or doctor’s appointment, even walking into a medical office may bring up feelings of dread. Sometimes just recognizing anxiety can help dissipate some of the nervous energy.
  3. If you don’t quite have your pre-MS stamina, find a new way to experience what you love. Do you enjoy gardening? Try floral arranging. If golfing brings you pleasure, don’t throw in towel if you can’t complete 18 holes; set up a putting green in the living room.
  4. Stay engaged in life activities. Don’t delay living life to the fullest and planning for more. Make vacation plans or enroll in a community art class.
  5. Get physical. If there is a universal remedy for any type of illness it’s “keep moving.” The body is made for movement; without it, muscles shrink and weakness sets in. Ask your healthcare provider for a referral to physical therapy to jump start your physical improvement program.
  6. Connect with others who are thriving in spite of an MS diagnosis. What are their coping strategies? Healthy support groups can be a place of refuge where your feelings can be validated by other people sharing a similar life experience.
  7. Have tough conversations. Talking about the future can be hard. Sometimes just getting the conversation going is a tough problem to overcome. But if you’re talking with your close circle of family and friends, that’s a great start.

There are times when we need to put on a brave face even when we don’t feel very brave. To recognize our worth, beyond our accomplishments and bank account balances. To look MS in the face and say “I’m not afraid of you and will not be defeated along my journey into the unknown with a chronic progressive illness.”

It’s important to embrace yourself as you are without the need for constant comparisons. Remember, it’s okay to take your guard down once in a while. Everyone needs a moment to be themselves, away from the judgements of the world and from those that don’t want to navigate around our limitations. A place to be authentic.

Authenticity is about being true to who you are. It’s about embracing your strengths, accepting your weaknesses, and living in alignment with your values. As Oscar Wilde famously said, “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” This quote sums up the essence of authenticity. It reminds me that our authenticity truly defines us.

As we navigate through life, let’s strive not only to understand the struggles that we face but also to appreciate the unique individual that we are. I challenge you to shift your thoughts to focus on what you do have rather than what you don’t. I think you’ll be surprised at the strength that rises up in you.

Living with MS you have to make a choice: Fight or Give Up?

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In this crazy mixed-up world I can’t stop thinking about all that has to be done just to hold our heads up. Between health issues, worldwide troubles, unpredictable wars, economic downward spirals… where can you turn to remove yourself from all the chaos and really do you want to?

I think of my father in these times. He grew up a farmer but was drafted into the army at a young age causing him to have to leave behind the farm life. He didn’t have much of a career choice at that point. He worked hard and transformed into a great soldier.

He took what life gave him and became the best he could be with the hand he was dealt. I am convinced that if he had the opportunity to go to school he could have become a doctor, a scientist, an artist, or even a carpenter. He was all of those things to me. His life ended early, but his legacy remains.

He taught me what it means to be strong and courageous. I saw first hand the life of a soldier: the struggles, heartaches, pain and fears. Yet through it all, he never complained that life wasn’t fair (even though it was) or looked at something as an impossibility. He lived a full life to the end and gave it all he had.

Because of my father, I am who I am today. He instilled the determination, courage and resilience of a soldier in me, only I’m in a different battle and fighting a different fight. The tactics are still the same though. I have chosen to take what life has handed me and to become the best that I can be.

You are in a battle too. Yes, there will be struggles and pain. There will be times you may be fearful of tomorrow or even of the next step you need to take, but you are soldiers, and soldiers march on. You don’t lower your weapons or lay down in defeat. You push to the end and give it all you’ve got.

Each morning when you wake up and open your eyes, before you even pull back the covers, you have to make a choice. Fight or Give Up? Which will you choose? Are you going to let the fact that you have to crawl through the trenches just to get your day started cause you to wave the white flag of defeat? Are you going to let the opinions of others and their negativity keep you from advancing?

My answer is no, I will not. Join me.

We are fighters, not quitters. We are soldiers in this battle with MS. We are thousands strong standing shoulder to shoulder and linked arm in arm. Together we fight.

When one of us is wounded, we come together to hold that one up. No one is left behind. We are powerful! We are brave! We are unstoppable! We won’t back down and we will never give up.

“Impossible” is not a word in our vocabulary. We prove that to be true every day. Get rid of the complaining, walk away from negative people… they will only weigh you down and hold you back. Remember, you are not alone in this fight. Now, let’s get out there and kick some MS butt. Oorah!

You are a survivor

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Unlike many people, we’ve endured the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. It’s a story some of you know very well. For me it was a quick process due to my MRI results and my prevalent loss of multiple bodily functions. But I know for others it was a long and arduous development with one appointment after another, yet nothing being found definitively sometimes for years.

Oh, the heartache. Oh, the worries. Oh, the concern of what is actually happening and when will it end. When the diagnosis takes place there is a moment of relief knowing that you aren’t going crazy. That there’s an answer to all your troubles.

Through it all, I have to say… you are a survivor. It took me a little bit of time to figure that out for myself. I was caught in such an out-of-control whirlwind that I couldn’t see anything around me that made sense anymore. But then I saw it. Hidden behind the appointments and around the newly discovered symptoms, there it was plain as day. I am a survivor. I’m not healed and as of today am not healed. But I have survived and each day I am surviving.

But why? That was the question I kept asking myself. Why have I survived? Why is this my life now?

I don’t know why I have lived through it. I don’t know how I have lived through it. But what I do know is that I have emerged stronger and with a clearer purpose. Whether you believe it’s God’s gift or just sheer luck… you have been given a second chance in life and I encourage you not to squander it or dwell on why you were chosen.

We make choices every day. Some are clear to make and some not so clear. But I believe we have been chosen to rebuild this MS community we find ourselves a part of as we rebuild ourselves. Some of us will rise to the challenge, other’s won’t. But we will all ultimately survive because we already have.

Let’s be honest. You’re a survivor.

I like how Lori Goodwin said it… “Even in times of trauma, we try to maintain a sense of normality until we no longer can. That, my friends, is called surviving. Not healing. We never become whole again … we are survivors. If you are here today… you are a survivor. But those of us who have made it thru hell and are still standing? We bare a different name: warriors.”

So fight on… my MS Warriors. Fight on!