I find that when life is going well I like to pretend that MS is not real, not talk about it, not think about it, and not blog about it...and what a blessing that I can be doing so well that I can forget about it sometimes. In a lot of ways I would say I am doing better than normal, I am still working on developing my talents, and have regained my passion for painting, I have a few paintings planned for Christmas gifts, now the hard part is finding the time to paint and still do all I need to do as a mom. It is easy to spend hours painting, but kids don't usually let me have hours to myself, but I have found I can still get some good painting time in while the little ones are napping, and if the older ones come home while I am still painting, they love it, and I can still help with home work while I paint.
This year for Thanksgiving I am thankful for a new thing that I have taken for granted in the past...modern medicine, I am amazed that I can have had MS found and treated to the point where it is only 2 pills a day and still a bit of numbness (that may never go away) otherwise I forget that I am any different. This is because of the gift of modern medicine. Even 10 years ago MS was way worse. So this year I am so thankful that people have worked so hard to make a medication for me to help make my life so normal.
