An Open Letter To Multiple Sclerosis...

9/25/2014

If my MS were a person, here is the letter I would write and send to 'it':

Dear MS,

You have had this coming for quite some time so I hope you are sitting down…I’m exhausted, and you are exhausting. All day I go about my life and you throw in your little jabs trying to trip me up, sometimes you succeed but mostly you fail. You selfishly try to slow me down with all of your annoying neediness but you will fail again, each time more miserably than the last.

While you sneak around doing your worst, we (I’m not alone) openly defy you and together we will end you. You might think that you are slowly wreaking havoc on us but we are gathering strength and knowledge. We have technology and neuroscience on our side but more importantly we have heart; do what you will but our determination is unstoppable. Because of you and in spite of you, I have been introduced to an entire army and together we have the combined vision of the day when you no longer exist.

In closing, though the last few years have been interesting I think it’s become obvious that we’ve grown apart and it’s for the best that you leave; you just don’t get me like you used to.

Sincerely,
Donn

4 Comments

Laurie

9/24/2014 10:37:59 pm

When my then 12 year old daughter was full of anger after her diagnosis 2 years earlier, we took her for counseling. She and her therapist had her develop an imaginary friend, who she named Molly Shirl. She learned to treat Molly Shirl as an uninvited guest who would not go home. Every time she was angry, you would hear her yell "Cut it out Molly Shirl." This was how she came to terms with her MS, as it give her an oulet for her frustrations. She is now 25 and has learned to accept her new life with MS.

Dawn

9/25/2014 12:14:34 am

Donn that letter is right on. M.S. is the nastiest parasite there is. I think I should write a letter myself..it might help me deal better with the nastiness...Thanx

Donn

9/25/2014 02:52:06 am

Laurie, what a great strategy! I feel much better after dumping MS.

Dawn, writing this letter really made a difference for me, I thought MS should know that we are not sitting around waiting we are ganging up and fighting back!

Susan Sheehan

10/14/2014 01:27:02 am

Awesome letter and what a great way to deal with the anger we all feel at different times in our journey.

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