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Visibly invisible…

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I find it annoying when other people are with me in public.   Let me explain so that you can see things from my point of view.   It is not because I do not want to spend time with people because I absolutely do.   My perfectly perplexing problem is that I quickly become invisible with others around.   I have found that if I do not speak first, I get ignored like last year’s Christmas toys.   Here are a few examples of stories so that you can understand my daunting dilemma. My dad happened to be with me at the bank as I was trying to authenticate and then close a loan account.   Right away it started with the banker ignoring me and talking directly to my dad.   This attitude was after he explained that this was my account and he was merely transportation.   I wanted to nip this in the bud before we got too far into the conversation.   I quickly spoke up and said “why don’t you talk directly to ME about MY account?   I live alone and handle my bills on my own like a big boy.”   I
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Not simply slight sadness…

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There are many causes and degrees of this deep sorrow called depression.   The source of depression can be anything like a medical condition such as multiple sclerosis and its side effects and symptoms.   Postpartum depression can rear its ugly head to mothers soon after childbirth.   A deep sadness after the loss of a loved one can be genuinely debilitating to one’s life for months after.   These issues may seem like they have little in common, but they are not dissimilar. There is a stigma about depression that causes misinformation, and this lousy message gets spread like wildfire.   Those who have or are currently going through some form of depression are not weak.   Most times they feel alone and need friends and family to be there in their time of struggle.   They need encouragement and given a reason to laugh, joke and to see that they are not abnormal nor alone.   I hope that this blog can help others do the right things to let these deeply mournful individuals know that
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loser…

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I said it in an earlier post that when you want to accomplish something, you need to think about it carefully.  You need to decide how badly you want it and consider what you are willing to sacrifice to achieve this goal.  Remember that most times in life there is a give and take no matter what situation you are involved in.  However, with most medical conditions this choice can be detrimental to one’s health and well-being. Do you want fashionable athletic shoes or the hideous Velcro footwear?  The favorite sports shoes are stylish, but it takes your fumbling fingers longer to tie them then Thanksgiving dinner.  Do you want those spectacular high heels that make you look breathtaking along with that dress?  Or do you want to stand without continually falling because MS weeble-wobbles we are not. There have been numerous losses in my recent MS life.  I have sacrificed plenty to accomplish all of the swimming that I have achieved.  I have lost the ability to stand and dress us
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No illness indictment this time…

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I have fought with MS for nearly twenty years through an undeterminable tug of war.   This major battle rages on as it leaves deep-rooted physical, mental and emotional scars with no care for me.   Multiple sclerosis may catch me off guard or by surprise at times but I usually rebound much more quickly.   However, in its world full of the unknowns and uncharted territories being occasionally flabbergasted is an absolute probability. I say all of that to say this; the real shock is that multiple sclerosis is not always to blame for my disheartening debilitating dilemmas.   This situation is not a fight over the territory of my body and MS reigns as Top Dog.   I can and have been sick with other medical issues though they have been few and far between.   Typically they have been minor issues, but the following story shows that sometimes extreme Non-MS cases occasionally arise. I woke up on Tuesday, and something felt way off.   It was like I had a loose wire and my brain
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The final countdown…

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This is my latest blog for the MS Association blog website.   I decided that I would save everyone time by reducing the needed clicks for anyone who is interested in reading it.   This means that it is posted here and there is no need to visit https://blog.mymsaa.org/7-things-for-MS-independence/   to read it.   The given topic was New Year new beginnings so sit back relax and read my twist on this MS topic.                                                                  We are in the time of year that we hear many top ten countdowns.   These top charts rank everything from music to cell phones and from movies to kitchen equipment.   Here are some of my own top things in my life.   Of course, I will not be saying goodbye to these items unless something better comes along.   As for these irreplaceable items in my life, there is a bountiful list and here are seven.   Let me start with my wheeled chariot .   Without this magical manual mechanism, I would be bedridden and mere
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