Shortly after my diagnosis, I had to make a decision, whether or not I wanted to continue, try working, or apply for disability and see what happened. I made the decision to continue working, it was extremely hard, trying to do jobs as a disabled man. Constantly trying to figure out creative ways to get work done Without impeding the flow of business, I learned very quickly, that the world does not slow down, regardless of personal situations, regardless of feelings, and regardless of pain and suffering. The world will continue to move whether you are well or not. I learned very quickly that there are people that are truly good and want to see others happy and do well. conversely, I learned that there are people who just don’t deal well with strange things they do not understand. The common denominator in this whole rant is that life didn’t end when I got diagnosed and life didn’t end when I had to stop working. Life just got more challenging, and I had to become a lot more creative in order to survive in this world. Never take offense, never get discouraged, never let it get to you. This disease made life hard enough, and I will not allow anything to make it worse.