tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2730331862351722275.post3961861782488016461..comments2020-02-08T01:01:25.636-05:00Comments on 12 December 2008: TrappedLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14154205811855856931noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2730331862351722275.post-91129061632559652952010-03-23T08:58:40.858-04:002010-03-23T08:58:40.858-04:00That is a good question. I can tell you that 9 yea...That is a good question. I can tell you that 9 years in I still struggle with "am I really having so much ms stuff I can't do X or am I using the ms as an excuse."<br /><br />I told someone yesterday that I think of the ms as a parasite in my body. It is something separate from me so no, I don't think you have to turn into a pollyanna to survive ms. <br /><br />You will find yourself telling newly diagnosed people the same stuff you hated for all of us to tell you a year ago though because there isn't anything TO say. Just like when someone you love dies everyone tells you it will get easier: lie! But they can't tell you the truth.<br /><br />My hope for you, well other than an effing cure!, is that you can settle into a routine where you largely don't even think about the ms day to day. The ms just is and you just are and sometimes the ms stops you from doing something you want to do just like other things might.barriehttp://funwithdogs.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com