All SharePosts Relating To "MS Onset"
Dear My MS,
You and I have been together for more than two decades. I know you remember I had just turned 20 when we first met. I was a college student and just a kid for all intent and purposes. It was such a scary time- I didn’t know who you were and I felt so vulnerable. Of course 20+ years later… you are still scary because I never... Read more
posted 02/13/2011, comments (3)|
best reaction v.s. worst reaction
How have those in your life been there for you?? Recently I have been looking at my life differently, I believe that when you are given a diagnosis such as the one we all face every day, you have to decide that you are either going to let people kick you while you are down, or stand tall, hold your head high and let the world know... Read more
posted 01/24/2011, comment (1)|
Talking About Your MS With New Friends
For the first 19 years it was practically invisible. If you saw me on the street or worked with me every day, the only way you would know that I had Multiple Sclerosis is if I told you. All the drama was happening back-stage. That is until I was forced out of the closet and took position near the footlights. Though I was afraid of how the future... Read more
posted 10/12/2010, comments (8)|
Adjusting to Multiple Sclerosis & Forming Meaningful Relationships in College
My school of circumstance was University of Maryland, though considering my diagnosis was smack in the middle of those years, it might as well have been the U of D.* Trying to decide when to disclose my MS was a constant challenge. I truly wanted everyone around me to know what I struggled with and I wasn’t shy about talking about it... Read more
posted 06/29/2010, comments (4)|
