Ha Ha caught "you" there didn't I? It has been twenty plus years with this condition. Several opioid overdoses, three facial surgeries and I forget how many needles and we all know how I detest needles. I forgot one scare from screwing up an injection and one divorce. All in all a bloody good life.
Let us see, positives. Of course she who must be obeyed, that is a twenty-plus year friendship. Acquiring my neighbour's dog, okay she says joint dog and I can live with that. Making friends with the bloke down the street, now that is amazing. He is a 70 something year old Vietnam veteran. Learning out that cyber-knife surgery works on Trigeminal Neuralgia. It only took me three surgeries for my face to stop wanting to kill me every night. That and a few overdoses. Finding out that I like "YOU", can live well with Relapsing-Remitting ms. It took a little time but I am hard-headed. I cried my tears, had and still do have my embarrassing moments. Overall it has been a challenge, but amazingly I have coped so far and so can "YOU".
I just learned and live by RULE 1. I can not deliberately hurt myself. Either by omission or on purpose. Accidents happen that is why I ended up in the Emergency Room, but it was never on purpose. Overall, I have made it this far and there is no reason why "YOU" can not. Make your mind up to live your life as positively as "YOU" can. Tears and fears will come, but always remember RILE 1. Adapt it to suit "YOU", but always stay true to the rule. Live as good a life as "YOU" possibly can. A strong, determined, courageous life. A life that "YOU" are proud of. One that your children and grandchildren can be proud of having been a part of.
Royce (your ms writer)
it is not always just about us
