Scaredy Scouts

Hi Jake:

I'm so relieved that your post said you were figuring out a way for Mandy to go -- and that your story didn't end with your saying she might just stay home. Keep on going!

I'm heading to Vegas for a conference too and am curious if it's the same one. I'm attending the BlogWorld conference in mid-Sept. Let me know -- I would so enjoy meeting both of you.

- Julie

Hello, Mandy here.

Julie, I just wanted to let you know that we are not attending the same conference, so we won't be able to say hello afterall.

Lisa, I AM a lucky duck, and that's the understatement of the century.

Jake, somehow I think we'll manage to attend together. We've seldom given in to obstacles. As you are so fond of saying:

"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it."

- William Arthur Ward

Ahh Vegas.  I know it has been awhile since I posted - you all ahve been carrying on so well while I lurk in the background - but I ust had to.  Ahh Vegas.  It has been awhile -3 kids ago actually - but what fun, and on the company dime too which made it easier to enjoy I think!  Enjoy and have fun, but you will have to tell us a few things - maybe not EVERYTHING that happens in Vegas has to STAY in Vegas.

All the best, sue

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As a wife recently diagnosed with MS, it made me cry to see such beautiful devotion and love on your part with your wife Jake. If all wives were so lucky to have a husband like you, we would likely be able to deal with this disease much better. It sucks enough to have MS that we need not be cast aside like a bothersome thorn in someone's side on top of it. I hope your wife will be strong and well on your trip but I am betting that she knows that she is lucky to have a wonderful husband. God bless youy both and your family!

Tricia

I have had R/R MS since 1979, I now have a baclofen pump but I am still very stiff, anyway my husband being a wonderful man, seems to not look after me the way, the ones I read about here. I feel like a true burden, he never listens to hear if I may need help nor does he ask if I need help.  I have lost myself and I feel like just another thing around the house as HE has to do the chores I use to do.  He did not ask for this, so explain to me WHY I should expect him to do the house work.  I lost the person I use to be, I hate what has become of me, I hate asking him to do things I USE to do.  My friends have their own lives and so does our daughter, I will not be  burden to anyone any longer.  I guess I will do what I can for myself and not be that burden. I will stay to myself.  I get excited about something like we found a place I can exercise my legs plus he gets to exercise as well, now I dont get to go as I cannot get there, and he is busy. what do I do now?  I cannot ruin his live or anyones elses lives any longer.