The Reality of Multiple Sclerosis

The reality of multiple sclerosis

Or, MS and reality. It’s not a fun combination. People only see a slice of what we face daily. They see the mobility and the spasms. The falls and the naps. What they do not see is the nightmare that lay inside. That is where the real power of the disease kicks in.

We have a hard life. I don’t think anyone will argue with this. Be it RRMS all the way up to the granddaddy, PPMS. No matter which flavor you have, it is quite potent. Its strength always grows with each day. It is up to us to cope with it. To accept it and try our hardest to continue onwards with our life.

I won’t lie to you. It’s an emotional roller coaster. Of course it is. It strips away everything that you hold dear. Piece by piece, that once beautiful picture of our life is now fragmented. Large holes show what is now our reality.

It is easy to give in. To wave the white flag and yield. After all, it will never let us win. No, it will never just go away. It knows this and smiles with menace. If you have read some of my posts in the past, I always refer it to as the beast. Or, I call mine Mr. Scary. He grows inside of you. With each passing year he gets a little older, a little stronger. He runs with glee, his arms outstretched, nails digging into what ever it comes in contact with. He has free reign inside and it knows this.

So yes, what we face, it makes it easy to just give up.

But what would that leave us? That once beautiful life we had, just gone?

We cannot do this, we must not. As we must remember that we still have strength to continue, our spirit is still there. It is strong, it flexes its muscles. It screams, roars with vengeance. It won’t let us give up. Your spirit knows you far better than you think. Take hold of it, raise it high. Show that beast who you are. Fight it, as hard and with so much fury. Look it in the eyes, show that beast you are still in charge.

You are beautiful, warm and caring. You have a life to live. Take it day by day. Do not think about what may come, for we don’t know. It’s unpredictable, no one is the same. With the medication, with your doctors treatment plans, you just never know how well off you will be.

Have hope. The old saying is true, the sun will always shine. So will your spirit.