Looking on the Bright Side

I posted a link to another MS blog today, and it really resonated with me. It explains why, at least to a point, I never talked about my MS publicly before. I never made it a point to interweave my MS with daily conversation. That was a separate subject I only got out for special occasions. Doctors, close family and friends...yea, that's about it. Sort of like saving your china for holidays.

I didn't want, and don't want sympathy, or pity. I'm hoping I will convey that by writing this blog as a regular conversation. Maybe this will ignite conversations in everyday life. Maybe it will show you that MS is different for everyone, and different almost every day for me. Unfortunately, I forgot my next point, so we'll have to start a new paragraph. Drat, it was a good one, too.

So, yes, I live with MS every day, and it's different many days. Today is a good day, physically. I was able to get up with reasonable ease, pack lunches, and even scramble an egg for my son's breakfast. Today isn't such a good cognitive day (as evidenced by the previous paragraph), or sight day. Still, I'm grateful for the ability to ramble about my experience.

I'm meeting a friend for coffee soon, and I haven't seen her in a few years. I'm grateful I can still go out on my own, and walk from my car. MS ain't a picnic, but I could be so much worse. It's with that attitude I try to go about my life, looking on the bright side.