Festive seasons and MS

Christmas has come and now time for New years Eve. I had a great Christmas and i hope you all did as well? They are busy times and although challenging for everyone, they are even more so for people suffering from an illness .

 TRYING TO KEEP UP
 You try to get your loved ones the presents they want and at the same time you know you need to slow down. This is all easier said then actually listening to your own well advise. You know you want to get that one more present and oh what the" i will be fine. Then come home absolutely exhausted knowing you over done things. In the mean time my vision started playing up and i even manage to visit my doctor and get an appointment to get my eyes tested. All good news, no problems with my optic nerve. I guess my nurse was right when she told me i was over tired.
 I obviously pushed my limits and got the cold on top. This didn't stop me though!!!! I still had to get that present until my husband told me "you are not going anywhere".

 My point is that we know our limits with MS but sometimes we are on a roll and just want to ignore the fact that we are in fact sick. We don't always want to give up and even think of our symptoms sometimes, but when we do this our body just keeps getting worse for most of us. Trying to ignore we have MS is almost impossible for most of us. We are faced with daily symptoms everyday for most of us. Trying to ignore MS is like saying you are not sick and just keep going. Go on, Go on!!!! Run while you are at it!!! You are not sick today,even though you have pain in your leg, pain in your eye, feeling the fatigue and the heavy feeling of your body weighing you down is nothing, Go on!!!

 No,No,No it's impossible to ignore that you have MS!! Mind you i have tried to ignore my MS and even unfollowed some MS sites just so i could pretend it didn't exist. Did it work? Of course not!!!!
 To be honest it made me feel worse trying to ignore it. Like i am lying to myself saying i am not sick. Its's stupid.

MOMENTS

 You may have had people say to you "Oh just ignore it, then it will go away" Or " You talk too much about it" yes we have all heard these statements and they don't make us feel any better. By saying "just don't think about it is crazy. If you had a leg that was with burning pain, could you ignore this? No you wouldn't .
 Now talking about it too much i can understand that not everyone wants to hear about it all the time. I have my MS sites and MS and ME radio is one of the sites i love. Great people and great information .
 

 Now it's time to start the New year again with hope and strength :) :)
I wish everyone a happy New Year!!!!!!
 Best
Mascha

Merry Christmas!!!!

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year :)

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