"YOU" are not alone. "YOU" may not know us, "YOU" may never meet us, but we have your back as much as we can. We can not take away the pain, but this family can at least shed a tear with "YOU". We can make suggestions, offer advice. ms wants to make "YOU" think that "YOU" are alone. That nobody understands, what "YOU" have to go through. I say NO, NO NOT YOU. "YOU" are part of our family. Somebody attacked one of us over the weekend and what did "YOU" do? "YOU" read the comments and thought for yourself. This is not the person I know. He may have been like this long ago, but he has ms. He is not like that now. "YOU" saw that he had moved on with his life and stood with the person now. ms changes all of us, the mistakes we made in the past were mistakes, let them stay there. Learn from them. Use that textured cloth to open a jar. Have somebody else cut the vegetables for dinner. Better yet buy precut vegetables. They are far safer, my hands attest to that.
"YOU have changed, we all have changed Relapsing-Remitting ms (RRms) will never let us stand still to stagnate into a truly boring life. It may slow down, but the mental, psychological grip that it has on us will always be there. Family like us helps. "YOU" are not alone. "YOU" do not have to be in that cold dark corner by yourself. I will squash that spider with "YOU, kick away that snake. Take your hand and walk back out into the dim daylight, leave that dark dungeon. We do not get bright sunshine, we are still sick after all, but "YOU" need never feel that there is not a sister or brother out there who has your back. That will take your hand and stand beside "YOU" and keep the demons away.
You see, don't "YOU" "YOU" are not totally alone. Talk to us, tell us your fears, pains, agonies, maybe somebody can help. "YOU" do not have to tell the group, pm somebody that "YOU" are close to. I most certainly do, and it made me feel much better. I am sure that when Trigeminal Neuralgia shows its ugly face again, I will reach out for support. I will not struggle to do it alone. I will reach out to my vfamily and ask for help. I am not weak, I just know that a life with ms requires a family approach and WE ARE our own best ms family. I know where I will turn when I am attacked again by ms and "YOU" can as well.
Royce (the ms writer)
I will not be scared I will turn to you as you might turn to us
