This has been on ongoing debate for years and many threads started on this topic. I always kept my MS secret all these years and even warned others to do as well. Maybe because I didn't want to be defined and I was embarrassed by having MS.
However in the past yearI just stopped caring (age does that one.) So I started telling my kids teachers and one mother. At first I regretted it and thought what a terrible mistake I had made. But as time passed I told everyone and it's been great.
I thought I would be looked at weird by everyone, or people would avoid me etc.. but the opposite has happened and I am treated like princess and it awesome. A couple of the Dad's have started fund raising for the cause AND for me so I can go get treatment out of state, A lot of the parents at the school and the teachers wear orange bracelets, I have so many people come up to me now telling they know someone who has MS, I have made many many new friends and everyone knows my name. it's been wonderful.
So for the years I hide my illness for fear I would be treated horrible by everyone, I finally came out and it's been nothing but good. So for those of you who are afraid to be honest. Don't be. I feel so free now because I have been honest.
However in the past yearI just stopped caring (age does that one.) So I started telling my kids teachers and one mother. At first I regretted it and thought what a terrible mistake I had made. But as time passed I told everyone and it's been great.
I thought I would be looked at weird by everyone, or people would avoid me etc.. but the opposite has happened and I am treated like princess and it awesome. A couple of the Dad's have started fund raising for the cause AND for me so I can go get treatment out of state, A lot of the parents at the school and the teachers wear orange bracelets, I have so many people come up to me now telling they know someone who has MS, I have made many many new friends and everyone knows my name. it's been wonderful.
So for the years I hide my illness for fear I would be treated horrible by everyone, I finally came out and it's been nothing but good. So for those of you who are afraid to be honest. Don't be. I feel so free now because I have been honest.
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