Becoming Less Robot-Like | An MS Update (kinda)
Okay so this is going to be hard. I
haven't spoken about my MS for such a long time – on here.
Everything pre-diagnosis was blogged about. The lumbar puncture, the
MRI's, the feeling of 'not knowing' what was going on. It was all
aired. I posted my full journey shortly after I was diagnosed but
since then, I haven't really spoken about it. And this past week, I
have realized why.
I recently found out that I have new
lesions. Which to be honest, I was expecting. However I was a bit
taken aback when I saw that there are now not only lesions on my
brain, but also on my spine. I mean, I feel a little like I shouldn't
be too surprised, I had thought this would happen at some point
but I was in shock. It kind of felt like as long as the lesions
stayed in my brain, the whole MS thing wasn't real.
- i know, i know
While I have processed that I have
Multiple Sclerosis, I haven't felt it. I have acted rather robot-like
towards it. It has entered my life, it is now a part of me and that's
that. But unfortunately by not feeling whatever needs to be felt, it
kind of felt like the recent news came out of no where. So I talked about
it. I spoke to my mum and brother. I shared how I was feeling which
was mostly fear, sadness and worry. But you know what I felt
afterwards? Lighter. I felt far less sad, I felt supported and am
hopeful for the future.
I have always been a 'solve it
yourself' kinda gal. I'm kind of independent on the whole and pride
myself on my resilience. But if the last five years have taught me
anything, it's that I don't have to put a brave face on and tackle
things alone. I have wonderful friends and family that are more than
happy to help and be a shoulder to cry on. Boy am I blessed!
So. No more bottling. No more robot
Nicky. This is my life, MS is now a part of my life and I'm here to
have a wide range of feelings about that! And I must always remember
that : Sharing is caring! 😉
I'll be posting soon sharing my recent
symptoms etc. but until then, thank you so much for stopping by 😊
