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@Mirandai 

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Mirandai

Not fitting in

I've had PPMS since 2005, I'm 35 now and still can't seem to fit in. I don't really fit in with people my age cuz I can't keep up all the time and I don't party like people in their 30s. I need to take breaks about every 20 min of walking or doing anything physical but at the same time I don't fit in with people that I know that have MS. I've never been the type to let anything hold me back. If I need to be active cuz my son wants to play I will play til I fall and have to crawl home but I will get back up 20 min later after a break and do it again. I was born with sleep apnea so I've been dealing with fatigue my whole life so I don't know what it's like to be tired anymore as I'm always tired but I still drag myself to the gym every morning and stumble all the way home. I have always had strong will power and have never let my MS affect anything in my life but I feel like cuz of that I don't fit in with people that have MS.
Bradford West Gwillimbury, Canada
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@Krweibel
@Krweibel
 

I hear you on not feeling like my age. I'm 37.

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@ecgchick
@ecgchick
 

Same. I'm 35 and always feel somehow older than everyone around me since having MS. I don't have much energy for socialising as much as I used to, so have taken up more solitary hobbies like photography, bought a camper van and have created a new image for myself. I'm grateful that I can do these things, but often feel pretty isolated.