**This is from a different thread that I posted yesterday but I think that it will be more beneficial here.**
Hello to everyone out there who either has MS or has a loved one with MS. In my case, my mother has MS and this is our story (in short). I am writing with the hopes of simply giving others the opportunity to relate to us and hopefully helping others through this hard time. My name is Mike and I am currently 23 years old. My mom has had MS ever since I was just a baby and has been wheelchair bound ever since I can remember. When she was first diagnosed in 1983 the shock alone was devastating to her. She had gone through a period of deep depression and thank Goodness with the help of my dad and God she was eventually able to get through it and realize that its worth more to FIGHT than it is to sit back and let yourself go in depression.
I can't stress enough how important it is for the entire family to stick together and support each other. Over the years we've had our share of ups and downs but we have always managed to get through it. Some people feel pity and sorrow for her but she in no way needs it. She is by far the strongest person that I have ever meant in my life and I personally have never seen her depressed. With the assistance of in-home help, she continues to live at home with my dad and I (and our 2 dogs and our rabbit haha).
As for me, I graduated high school in 2007 and graduated from ITT Tech in 2009 with my degree in Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology and I currently have a job that I love. For the parents out there with MS, please read this!! I know that a lot of parents with MS out there think that they are somehow less of or not as good as a so called "normal parent" when in reality, its the EXACT opposite.
Yes my mother is wheelchair bound but as such she has always been there for me from the start and has been able to raise me the way that she wanted to. I could have had a parent who was never at home or who was to caught up in their career to have time for there child. My mom has always been there and I wouldn't have ever traded a single moment for anything. She has been just as good as any other parent if not better. She has taught me everything from Love to God and has made me the man that I am today. I love her more than anything in the world and I would give my life for her. She is my hope, my faith, my inspiration, and most of all my mom. We help each other through everything and will always continue to do so.
Yes things aren't always easy but who ever said that anything was easy. No matter what, you have to pick yourself up, brush yourself off and keep going. To this day, I would never have changed a thing. I hope that this reaches out to some people and from growing up in this lifestyle, I urge anyone who has any questions that I may be able to answer to feel free to ask!
Hello to everyone out there who either has MS or has a loved one with MS. In my case, my mother has MS and this is our story (in short). I am writing with the hopes of simply giving others the opportunity to relate to us and hopefully helping others through this hard time. My name is Mike and I am currently 23 years old. My mom has had MS ever since I was just a baby and has been wheelchair bound ever since I can remember. When she was first diagnosed in 1983 the shock alone was devastating to her. She had gone through a period of deep depression and thank Goodness with the help of my dad and God she was eventually able to get through it and realize that its worth more to FIGHT than it is to sit back and let yourself go in depression.
I can't stress enough how important it is for the entire family to stick together and support each other. Over the years we've had our share of ups and downs but we have always managed to get through it. Some people feel pity and sorrow for her but she in no way needs it. She is by far the strongest person that I have ever meant in my life and I personally have never seen her depressed. With the assistance of in-home help, she continues to live at home with my dad and I (and our 2 dogs and our rabbit haha).
As for me, I graduated high school in 2007 and graduated from ITT Tech in 2009 with my degree in Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology and I currently have a job that I love. For the parents out there with MS, please read this!! I know that a lot of parents with MS out there think that they are somehow less of or not as good as a so called "normal parent" when in reality, its the EXACT opposite.
Yes my mother is wheelchair bound but as such she has always been there for me from the start and has been able to raise me the way that she wanted to. I could have had a parent who was never at home or who was to caught up in their career to have time for there child. My mom has always been there and I wouldn't have ever traded a single moment for anything. She has been just as good as any other parent if not better. She has taught me everything from Love to God and has made me the man that I am today. I love her more than anything in the world and I would give my life for her. She is my hope, my faith, my inspiration, and most of all my mom. We help each other through everything and will always continue to do so.
Yes things aren't always easy but who ever said that anything was easy. No matter what, you have to pick yourself up, brush yourself off and keep going. To this day, I would never have changed a thing. I hope that this reaches out to some people and from growing up in this lifestyle, I urge anyone who has any questions that I may be able to answer to feel free to ask!
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