Just Breathe...

I love this quote "Isn't it crazy how we look back a year ago and realize how much everything has changed? The amount of people that have left your life, entered, and stayed... The memories you won't forget and the moments you wish you did." That pretty much sums up how things have been since the last post. For those of you that have followed this journey with me from the beginning, there have been a lot of changes in my life, some good and some great. One of the biggest changes has been the ending of my marriage and embarking out on a new chapter of my life. I believe in total honesty so its important to note that M.S. was a major point of contention in that relationship. M.S. changes things, it changes people and it changes perception. Not everyone is cut out to handle it we just accept that and move on. I have continued to run and workout very regularly and have even started two beginners running groups. I want to model for other women that disabilities do not have to sideline us from being healthy and living the best life we can live. My M.S. has continued to stay pretty quiet, I have a few days here and there, like this morning in which the hands and the eyes just wouldn't work together, I have headaches sometimes but over all I am miles and miles away from where I was when this hit me almost four years ago. I remember thinking to myself in my first post that my life as I knew it was probably over. I will admit that as my sister drove me home from Nashville after my first round of steroid infusions the first week of my diagnosis, that I was angry and I felt cheated. I feel that for anyone facing a life changing health issue it is important to be honest at some point about your feelings. Little did I know that God was using this not as a set back but as a spring board. Over the past few months I have met someone who is pretty special in my life and he is always reminding me that he is in my corner. Most days I am a pretty tough girl, but some days that little reminder that people are cheering for your success and not waiting for your fall is worth more than anything in the world. The M.S. is always there, and even though it will never go away, it is a reminder for me not of my struggles but of how lucky I really am!