Hi,

I’m new to the site, but I have had MS since 1980. Man, I’m getting old. Although, I am happy to be able to say that, because when I was diagnosed in 1980 I thought life was over. If you think you have MS or you newly diagnosed I recommend living your life to its fullest. I did for 17 years after the initial diagnosis. Looking back I wish I had been less stressed and anxious about the future. I guess what I’m trying to say is don’t let this disease have any more control of you than it actually has. The mind games, stress, worry about the future, anger and the poor me attitude just to name a few can be overwhelming, but you have to make a conscious effort not to let the emotional side of MS determine your future.

I allowed that to happen in my first marriage, which ended in divorce after more than nine years. You see worrying about the future, things like saving for college, or where not putting enough in our IRA, or I need more life insurance etc. are some of the possible stressors that can make your life way more stressed than it should ever be. I know, I lived that disaster, been there done that. I literally made my life an open book so that others with MS or any chronic illness for that matter, could avoid making the same relationship destroying mistakes that I did. We have to think positive, stressing about the future, almost always ensures that the future you are hoping for never happens. If you get the chance read about my real-life story with MS, it will better shed light on what I am trying to say. After learning how big of an issue this is for so many of us with MS, I took it upon myself to write this self-help memoir. This is my real life story and it's not always pretty but it's real and written to help others going through this same situation.

The book is titled ”Life Interrupted, It’s Not All about Me“ and is available on Amazon.com

I wish you the best and God bless,
Chris