By saying this, I mean I’m as fine as I can be. But, living with these diseases is also kind of awful.

Put an out of order sticker on my forehead and call it a day.

At some point, I realized that MS was not a temporary interruption but a new landscape. I began building habits, dreams, and boundaries around who I am now, not who I used to be. It was painful, but freeing.

Haven’t taken everything from me. I have many more blessings than I do health issues, and that’s what I have to remember.

But you can control your attitude toward what happens to you. You can master change, rather than allowing it to master you.

You’re still alive. As long as you make mistakes, you’re still human. As long as you keep trying, there’s still hope.

Take a breath, surrender what is beyond your control and let yourself notice the small joys quietly unfolding around you today.

You just have to love yourself through the journey.

Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.

My brain and body aren’t always on speaking terms.