Greetings! I'm a 22 year old female...brand new to this world. I was diagnosed with MS a little less than a month ago. I've had health issues for the past 4 years, but they were unrelated to the MS. I had a diseased gall bladder that was making me sick...had it removed in April 2009. MS was just a nice little cherry on top of all this.
I just wanted to say that I have not cried once about having MS. I believe that I was chosen for a reason to have this disease. I always said growing up that I wanted to help people and I feel that this is my chance. Positivity is the best thing you can do for yourself. I can't sit here and lie though, I am scared and upset that this happened. The main reason being that I've been training to be a dancer since age 3. I didn't have a normal life growing up. I was always in the dance studio and traveling all over to have the best training possible. I wore tights and leotards more than jeans and shirts. The thought that there is something out there that could possible threaten everything I have worked for scares me...but I refuse to let this stop me. I will continue to dance.
It's been hard because my balance is very off (which is the main thing you need in dance) as well as the fatigue and numbness I experience, but the more tired I get the harder I work. I'm aware that this may not be the best thing for me, but I can't help it! I'm a hard worker!
So just remember, you aren't alone in this, you have a whole community to back you up. Positivity will take you very far...and I will end with some of my favorite quotes.
"It's not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life, it is how you handle what happens to you"
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort" (that's one of my favorites)
"Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength"
...and lastly my favoooorite. It is from a book I read. It's called The First Year- Multiple Sclerosis by Margaret Blackstone. It's an excellent book and I believe everyone should have it! Even if you have had MS for more than a year...Margaret's writing is amazing.
"We might refuse to join any club that would have us, however this club doesn't listen. This club doesn't take members. It drafts soldiers. It's up to use to rise to the occasion.
I just wanted to say that I have not cried once about having MS. I believe that I was chosen for a reason to have this disease. I always said growing up that I wanted to help people and I feel that this is my chance. Positivity is the best thing you can do for yourself. I can't sit here and lie though, I am scared and upset that this happened. The main reason being that I've been training to be a dancer since age 3. I didn't have a normal life growing up. I was always in the dance studio and traveling all over to have the best training possible. I wore tights and leotards more than jeans and shirts. The thought that there is something out there that could possible threaten everything I have worked for scares me...but I refuse to let this stop me. I will continue to dance.
It's been hard because my balance is very off (which is the main thing you need in dance) as well as the fatigue and numbness I experience, but the more tired I get the harder I work. I'm aware that this may not be the best thing for me, but I can't help it! I'm a hard worker!
So just remember, you aren't alone in this, you have a whole community to back you up. Positivity will take you very far...and I will end with some of my favorite quotes.
"It's not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life, it is how you handle what happens to you"
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort" (that's one of my favorites)
"Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength"
...and lastly my favoooorite. It is from a book I read. It's called The First Year- Multiple Sclerosis by Margaret Blackstone. It's an excellent book and I believe everyone should have it! Even if you have had MS for more than a year...Margaret's writing is amazing.
"We might refuse to join any club that would have us, however this club doesn't listen. This club doesn't take members. It drafts soldiers. It's up to use to rise to the occasion.
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