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Julie

Married with two teenagers. Working full time. Diagnosed in 2003.

posted 07/28/2008, comment (1)

Why do I work?

If I won the lottery, I would quit my job immediately and travel the world. I would find ways to do good with my good fortune. I would secure the future for my children and other family members. So, yes, money is a big reason why I go to work every day. But it's more complicated than that. Why do I work? - Money. I'll repeat this again,... Read more Chevron

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Julie

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posted 07/25/2008, comments (4)

Losing my mind, and my pride

Like a tired two-year-old child, sometimes my MS behaves badly in public. When my kids did this, it was usually in the middle of a grocery store and I would be both embarrassed and frustrated. When I was a young mother, it took several of those embarrassing moments to occur before I began to develop strategies to deal with those tantrums. The... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/22/2008, comments (3)

High on Work

The pain was intense - shooting, burning and leaving my arm trembling. I would sit at my desk panting after each wave hit me. And they were hitting me more than a dozen times, some days a hundred times, a day. I think I actually wimpered a couple of times. Being at work was ridiculous because I wasn't getting anything accomplished. I... Read more Chevron

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Julie

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posted 07/16/2008, comments (0)

Letting it All Hang Out

A big topic for MSers who work is "to disclose or not disclose." That's because there is no clear answer - and there are repercussions either way you choose. For me - in the "But you look so good" category of MSers - there was plenty of reason NOT to disclose. Why say anything at all? But an exacerbation just a few months into my current... Read more Chevron

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Julie

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posted 07/14/2008, comments (3)

Working It

I thought I'd give this posting thing a try and share my experiences having MS in the working world. I was diagnosed five years ago after a couple years of increasing fatigue, optic neuritis and dizziness. When I started stumbling and my legs went numb, I finally went to the dr and the MRI showed multiple lesions in the brain and spine. My... Read more Chevron

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