MS

As you may have read in my previous post, I have Multiple Sclerosis. Being told I have MS on the 19th of June 2013 was probably the strangest day I've experienced. On one hand I was happy that I had finally been diagnosed and was no longer living in the unknown but on the other hand it felt as if my whole world came crashing down.

Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease which means my bodies nerves attacks itself leading to the many symptoms I experience from numbness and burning sensations to losing feeling in any part of my body aswell as a range of cognitive symptoms. MS is such a life changing disease, I have no idea where it will take me in the future but for now I'm just trying to enjoy the present as well as I can!

MS Symptoms..

I should be going into treatment soon, which is a bittersweet situation as it kinda makes things seem so much more real and that really until there's a cure found I'll be dependent on medication indefinitely. 

I know having MS is hard for the family and friends around me and i know many of my family and friends find it difficult to deal with but all they can do is support me in any way possible, that's all I'll ever need from them. I might have MS but all always be the same person i ever was the only thing that's changed is my health and the priorities which surround them. I'm not a normal 20 year old getting drunk every weekend (etc) isnt my priority, being as well as i can be is.

Sometimes I get annoyed/upset about having Multiple Sclerosis but..

'Every cloud has a silver lining'

Yes having MS is rubbish but at the same time its pushed me to start doing charity work for MS Society. I think by doing the charity work its like Hope for myself in finding a cure and one day being able to say 'I used to have Multiple Sclerosis'

The first bit of charity work I started was an 100ft abseil, 4 months after I was diagnosed and I can genuinely say that it was the most rewarding thing I've ever done! I raise £675 for MS society and I will be doing another abseil in march :)

I often get told that I'm 'really strong' what people mean by that I'll never know, I'm still trying to figure that out.. once i find out i'll blog about it! haha

P.s I love all of my family and friends who have supported me this year, its been a hard year but things can only get better!

Dressed as a Bee so MS can Buzz off haha

MS Society charity genuinely is so amazing, all the people that work that are so lovely and supportive! I dont know how I would have gotten through the last few months without them!