Could there be a lighter side to chronic illness? You may have to dig a little to find it, but MS will definitely provide you with lighter moments on occasion, should you choose to see them. We can't take ourselves and our circumstances so seriously that we lose the ability to laugh at the situations we sometimes experience.
Every now and then, my husband will catch me in a strange off-kilter jig and ask, “What was that?” My reply is always the same. “I'm doing the MS Dance!” Though...
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