G’Day my ms Family. This struck me as I was reading your mail, so I guess it is a little late in the day for some, better late than never.
We\I have talked endlessly about Disease-Modifying Therapy (DMT), but what else are “YOU” doing for your health? Stopping smoking, it is hard so they say, but tough. STOP it, not even one every now and again. Slowed down your drinking of alcohol. Good move, I would say stop. It can be done. “YOU” are exercising in some way aren’t “YOU”. I have a chin-up bar as I walk in and out of my office. I probably should put it going into the toilet,, I go there a lot. I placed an elastic band on it for a little strength training. DMT is very important, but is there anything else that can be done to improve our situation? Do anything and everything that “YOU” can do to give yourself an advantage. Perhaps as simple as eating half a doughnut or chocolate eclair. Give yourself an advantage whenever or wherever “YOU” can. it does not have to earth-shatteringly difficult. Start simple and work your way up. We all have many years with this disease. Our future is uncertain, but a future we do have.
Give yourself an advantage whenever “YOU” can. Be greedy for that little boost. Be a glutton for it, never stop searching for something that can give “YOU” that advantage. We all are playing a game against an opponent that has no mercy. Who makes their own rules and changes them when it suits it. Play smart, be wily. Observant, smart we can make it really regret attacking us. We are far stronger than RRms ever thought we were. We can and we will make every effort to stand against the ravages of Relapsing-remitting ms (RRms), and when we can not stand, will will sit in a gaudy chair. Advertising that we are different and proud of it. Never meek and embarrassed. NO, we are not those people. We have ms and we live with it. We do not hide, are not embarrassed. What we go through most others can not, but we will. With our heads held high, and a look of strength in our gaze. We are not victims, we are managers. Managing everything that ms may throw at us. A life with ms can be scary, full of uncertainty, but we cope with it. Constantly adjust our hopes and dreams. Adapt to our new reality, our new not very normal, normal.
“YOU” can do life with RRms. Try and keep trying. Look for advantages it is not only your DMT. It is far more than that. Find and use everything that gives “YOU” an advantage.
Royce (your ms writer)
stack your playing cards to your advantage.
I hope I edited well, my eyes are still playing up a little, sorry for any errors
