This is a very long journey, I like to call it life. I like to think mine will be a long one, but if it is not I am cool with that. Never be under the impression that I will not do everything that I can to make it a good strong life. I will take my Disease Modifying Therapy (DMT), I will exercise, eat as well as I can and try to do smarter things rather than reckless silly things. I admit that I do like doing reckless silly things, but I know the consequences before I start.
We all have ms of some sort. I know that taking my DMTs will not cure me, but it will slow ms down. How much depends upon the particular medicine. I know that taking nothing will let me go down faster than I would be comfortable with. Again choices, choices choices. I make my choices with this in mind. How will what I do today effect me in the future? Is the choice I am making for me today for immediate gratification, is it actually good for me in the long term? We have a chronic incurable condition, my choices like yours have to be long term. We can not and should not just live for today. We have to go a little against societies norms today. We need to look at the future, our future and behave accordingly.
Enjoy your life, make it a learning worthwhile and wholesome experience. Do as “YOU” want to, be a little selfish a little self centred. There no need to be rude and selfish, I am not suggesting that. I am suggesting strongly that “YOU” consider “YOU”. During your life with ms “YOU” will face fears, pain and degradation of your abilities, long lonely nights where your body rebels against “YOU”. Do all that “YOU” possibly can to give yourself the strength, the will to carry on and keep walking your ms path.
This illness is big, huge in fact. Not much of it is good, but with every day, moment “YOU” have the ability to keep moving forward. The strength and the will to see the next dawn. “YOU” can handle this, arm yourself with the tools that “YOU” need to keep moving. If “YOU” do not have them, find them. Ask others, read a book, find them. There is absolutely no need to be weak and scared, a warrior maybe not, but an educated and smart manager of your very own ms, “YES CERTAINLY”.
Behave as though “YOU” care about “YOU”, and then act like it. This is ms, it is incurable and lifelong but it is very liveable with the right actions.
Royce
Believe in yourself, be kind to yourself and live well
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