So this past weekend I sat through a two hour class complete with practical exercise and graded exam. The lesson was covered in great detail and embellished with many “real world” examples. It all lead up to one thing. The graded practical exercise.
As I posted earlier I have recently been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I was not expecting such news. I suspect no one “expects” such news. For the last six months I have been going through the process of changing diet, changing exercise activities, reducing stress and many other things in order to reduce the potential of aggravating the disease. MS is a disease that can take years to show itself, such as my case. MS can also grab someone young and hit them hard. I am aware that five or six months of me adjusting lifestyle will not show huge results immediately. So I continue the diet, the exercise and I am trying to avoid stress at all cost.
That said the last exam did not show an improvement, in fact no one suspected it would. So I am now giving myself an injection of betaseron every other day. The best hope is to see “no change” during the next doctors’ visit.
So I have taken my class, I have practiced the practical exercise and I passed the final exam. I gave myself a shot. I think the worst part was getting over it in my mind. So tonight I give myself another shot, unsupervised only the rest of my life to go. Its uncomfortable, I’ll get over it.
