I was thinking about my journey today because I met a friend who is in the process of hunting for a diagnosis. She had been mentioning symptoms that I ignored in myself in my earlier days. It dawned on me how those of us who’ve had this things for time, and in my case 10 years, speaking up to tell our story and say “hey I’m okay” might make it a little less scary for the newbies, it sounds more believable that MS is livable coming from a MSer. Next week I make the full transition to ocrevus and that’s great and saying things like that can help highlight the situation for what it is. But I also kept quiet for 8-9 years prior because I didn’t wanna accept that there was something wrong and genuine ignorance on symptoms. Frightening news of MS only to get here and I’m like this isn’t even thaaaaat bad 😬😬😬 I’m not saying I’ve always wanted to be in this club by a long shot but I do genuinely love us here lol definitely not a fan of all the symptoms because I can do without the fatigue, neurogenic bladder, headaches, and the list goes on…and on. Anywho, while there are some setbacks my MS has helped me grow as a person and better understand myself and I’m grateful for this growing. Sucks that I’ve had to be dealt any diagnosis to see it but hey…sometimes the prettiest diamonds are produced under pressure right? Idk might as well have something come out of all these lesions other than discovering that my suppressing my emotions was causing them to myself. This is my way of saying, flip the table ladies and gents. Sometimes taking the high road isn’t always for the better good. Encourage men to get check outs frequently. Aaaaaand thanks for attending my tedTalk. K bye. Love you. Mean it! ✌🏽🫰🏽🫶🏽🧡