After a conversation with one of my friends this evening it turns out that it’s right. People just don’t get it. MS that is. It’s one of those things. When you have a conversation with someone else with ms it’s like filling in a bingo card. You end up talking about symptoms and saying yeah had that. Or, not had that. It’s annoying. MS is different for everyone. There is no set path that this shitter of a disease takes. Everyone is affected differently.
People just don’t understand what others are going through. That fits for other things too.
Here are some pictures that talk about some of the symptoms we have to deal with:
I know I’ve shared these on Facebook before but after the conversation I had with my friend John (there’s your mention) I thought I should share them again:
When someone says to you that they’ve had a bad day you almost want to rip there head off. Have you learnt to walk again? Have you been able to control your bowels and bladder? Have you had to be pumped full of poison to kill your immune system? Are you able to get out of bed every morning? Can you get about with no issues? Can you control your emotions? Can you get through a day without a nap? Can you get to sleep or sleep all night?
I know everyone has their own problems and that’s life but I think and feel that everyone needs to be considerate of other people. When you’re having a bad day think about it. Can you do all of these things with no issues? If you can, is it really that bad? I would never tell anyone to “pull themself together”, it’s one of the worst things anyone can ever say. For a lot of people they can’t, that’s the problem. Please just think about it. Be nice to everyone. Life is short.
Just to point out. Changing your diet does not fix the problem. Just cos your mums friend has it and she can run and jump doesn’t mean we all can. Everyone with it is different. There is no cure for it. The doctors and nurses don’t even know what causes it. I think it must be something in our genes. It just happens.
We all have to play the cards we are dealt with. It’s just one of those things. Just remember every day can be a struggle. Not just for people with MS, but for everyone. Life can be a struggle please please please be nice to people. You don’t know what they are going through. I know this doesn’t apply to everyone but I just wanted to raise awareness about this disease.