I don’t remember too much from the day I got diagnosed in the Lourdes Hospital but I do recall the doctor telling me that I would have to learn to manage my MS. Back then, I didn’t even know what a sclerosis was but I suppose that over the years, I have learned to get along with my lesions- always conscious of the fact that I am at their mercy. I try to get the best out of a bad situation and keep on top of current treatments, research and therapies.
Sometimes we don’t see things as clearly, some things we see more sharply. One thing that is for certain, MS has changed the way I see things…
“Oh, it’s getting there. Slowly but surely, and right now just a tad slower than usual…”
Now that the same sex marriage referendum is over, #holidayplans is currently trending in my world. “Are you getting away this year?” is the hot topic! Before MS entered my life, holidays meant something very different. Having spent 51 weeks of the year chained to my work desk, I wanted to get as far away as possible and pack as much activity as I could into 7 precious, hectic days.
Greetings fellow travellers on the long, winding, pot hole strewn road that is Multiple Sclerosis!
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I recently made a pact with a friend to go to see as many of this years Oscar winning films as possible, which were being screened at the arts centre where I work. With that in mind, we went to see biopic, 'The Theory of Everything' last week. I knew the film was about Stephen Hawking, the theoretical physicist and cosmologist, but didn't think about it much more than that. It was more a case of how quickly I could dash home from work, collect my children, pick up my friend and most importantly, get back to the arts centre in good time for a pre-screening glass of vino.
Have I imagined it? Could there be a social aspect to medication?
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