Together we can!

Saturday September 24 marked the return of the MS Walk to Paducah KY. It was a rainy morning but the rain stopped just in time for the walk to begin. I was humbled to see my family and friends there to support me, especially Jordan's Tilghman Football teammates who also got up very early to join us! This week will mark the one year anniversary of my diagnosis. As I sat in the stands Friday night and watched my son on the football field, I realized that I am a very lucky girl. I know everyday that EVERYTHING happens for a reason.  I have had some bad days over the past year, but each day I am learning. Learning to live with this sometimes dibilitating disease, learning to support others who have this life altering condition and most of all learning to be an example to my children, my family and my community. We had a great time at the MS Walk and I am excited to do it again next year!

To a New Beginning

This weekend we have been working hard to get moved in to our new home in Paducah. We have been slowly moving over the past few weeks but this weekend we got the majority finished and we are ready to start our new life in our new city. The intent of the move is for me to be close to my new job so that I will be able to rest after school.  I have been teaching at Paducah Middle for a month and I love it. I feel like I am where I am supposed to be, and now we can begin finding our way in the community as well. I have already made a friend in the neighborhood and have found out that her son and Jordan have been friends since the first day of school. I am excited about the possibilities in our new home and look forward to many years here!

What a difference a year makes!

Today I visited Dr.Hunter for my regular follow up. I am approaching the one year anniversary of my diagnosis. This was the first time in a year that I have not had to have a steroid infusion following a visit! What I was told was that while my symptoms point toward a relapse, I could hold off with steroid infusion right now. It is great to get good news. I am feeling great and getting acquainted with my new job. It is really amazing what a difference a year makes!

Please join us in raising awareness for a cure!

Dear Friends and Family,

Fall is around the corner and I’m gearing up for the 2011 Walk MS Paducah to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. I will walk to help end the devastating effects of MS and I am asking you to join me by making a contribution to support my effort.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is dedicated to a world free of MS. They simultaneously fund research for a cure while also helping people who currently live with MS lead more fulfilling lives. There are more than 4,500 people in Kentucky and Southeast Indiana living with MS. I’m walking to make sure the Kentucky-Southeast Indiana Chapter can continue to offer programs each year for people living with MS and their families. I’m walking to help fund research into the cause and cure for MS. I’m walking for those people with MS who can no longer walk. I’m walking because I care.

Please help by making a donation - large or small - to fight MS. Or, why not join me on the day of the event? Become a participant and side by side, as teammates, we can work together to raise the funds to make a difference.

Please help me reach my goal by sponsoring me in the Walk MS and help the National MS Society reach the ultimate goal of a world free of MS.

Sincerely,
MeganStorey

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To send a donation: Make all checks payable to: National MS SocietyMail to: MeganStoreyP.O. Box 303 78 Elsey StBardwell, KY42023

  

 

A Little Bit Stronger

I was thinking today as Aaron and I were playing in a couples golf tournament where I was a year ago. I do those kind of things from time to time and then it dawned on me.... Today, my life is 100 percent better than it was a year ago! We know what my ailment is and how to control it and now we know what I can and can't do (which isn't much!). The fact that I can play golf for two days is a big improvement! I have to say that I do get pretty tired but the point is I can live life and that is something to be thankful for each and everyday. I hope that others who are experiencing what I am going through are able to find something that helps them enjoy life. That is what helps get me through! I am able to "witness" so to speak to a few others with MS from time to time and keeping a positive attitude and finding happiness is what I try to help them with as well. I praise God for these opportunities.

Reversal of Destiny

In my last post, I made the comment that I wanted to focus on making memories with my family this summer. Now that the summer is nearly over, I wanted to share a few pictures of just that. Last weekend we had the pleasure of taking Jordan and some of his friends to play in the Babe Ruth 15U State Tournament. We took in a Louisville Bats game while we were there. I was so thankful for a healthy weekend so that I could enjoy the time with Aaron and all of the boys. I know that there won't be many more years that Jordan wants us to hang out with him!
Last week I found out that I will be joining the faculty at Paducah Middle School as a Reading Teacher. I am so excited for this new opportunity. I have been finishing the Beth Moore Esther study over the past couple of weeks and during one of the sessions, Beth talked about reversal of destiny. She refers to this as a time in which you are headstrong on a path that you think is right and that is the path for you until God puts the breaks on and turns it around. I think that is just what has happened to me over the past year.  My life has been turned around, and around again more than once when I thought I was on the right path!  This all goes to show that God is always in the pilot's seat! I have felt very good throughout the summer, but everyday I am still learning my limits. Heat is hard on MS patients so I have learned to listen to my body and slow down when I need to.

I am so excited to embark on the next chapter of my career which coincidentally has reunited me with two really great friends from my past. I didn't even know either of them worked there until I was hired! Looking back over the past three months I have never known more than I do right now that faith in God is what it takes to make it through the storms.

Life isn't always beautiful...

I came across the song which is the title of this blog just the other day. It is funny how a song can have different meanings at different times in life. I have to admit that I wasn't a huge fan of that song when it first rolled around but the other day when I listened to it again I thought about how much meaning that song has to my life now. As the song goes life knocks you down sometimes... And I have certainly been knocked down! Many of you who follow me know that I have been on the job hunt this summer. It has not been easy let me say! I know through my struggles this summer that God does everything to humble us. I have learned this summer that when one door is closed there will be another opened in some form or fashion. I am learning patience and prayer work best for me. I have felt very good over the past month and have spent lots of time with my children. My vision continues to bother me but nothing that I can't handle. The most important thing that I am learning through all of this life change that I have experienced over the past few months is that while life isn't always beautiful, it IS a beautiful ride. All of my experiences are and will continue to make me stronger!