Our steps so far have been rather obvious. We have started doing what we need to do to protect our longterm health and a little of our mental wellbeing.
Relapsing-Remitting ms (RRms) becomes much easier to cope with once these decisions are made. "YOU" are now a warrior fighting ms or "YOU are a person managing a chronic lifelong medical condition. I personally prefer managing. A warrior implies fighting, and in any fight, somebody loses. With twenty years experience, I know who comes out the worse, and it is never our companion, ms. This is NEVER to say that "YOU" must not try to do better than your best at every moment of every day. Decide what "YOU" want to achieve, work diligently towards that goal, but if "YOU" find it too taxing, just change. It is okay, "YOU" are not a failure or weak, "YOU" only made a decision as to how "YOU" want to spend your energy and on what. This often changes, do not be overly concerned it is normal for us.
This illness is a thief, it takes from "YOU" It takes, takes and takes. This is never to say that "YOU" cannot get parts of some things back. Always make that your goal. Not all that is gone has to be gone forever. My good friend could not drive for years. She started getting her confidence back on a scooter, exercised went to an insurance mandated driving school and now drives us everywhere. She still has some issues with remembering exact directions, but with repetition, she gets from point A to point B. Not all that is lost is lost forever. Do not give up on yourself, cry and say oh well that was that, now what is my new future going to be.
This illness does not mean the end of "YOU". Rest assured there is a long life ahead of "YOU". Lots to learn, lots to experience and yes, "LOTS TO ACHIEVE". All that has to be done is some thinking and knowing "YES, I CAN" and of course the "DOing".
Royce
Just doing every morning, just doing.
Just for fun: what do you call your MS? She? He? It? Did you give it a nickname?
