Always remember that you have a choice. How you choose to live with MS is up to you. You can wake up each morning and choose to focus on the parts of your body that DON'T work, or you can focus on the ones that DO. We didn't have a choice about MS showing up in our lives, but we do choose every day how we feel about it and manage it. If your attitude is "damn this disease, it sucks, my life sucks, no one understands how difficult it is for me, I can't do anything for myself" you are loading unnecessary stress on yourself!

It is hard to let go of those thoughts and not let them take over. But by doing so, you are losing control and giving up the power you DO have over your MS. We all have our moments and yes, it is good to cry sometimes. I am in no way discounting the depression and devastation that can come from living with MS - however dwelling on those thoughts and feelings are self-destructive and ultimately lead to a worsening of symptoms. I have been there/done that and I needed lots of help to pull myself out of that mindset, including anti-depressants which I took for three years (I'm off them now). Occasionally I fall into moments of grief, fear, and feeling sorry for myself - but then I pick myself up and move on

There are as many ways to accept our fate and move on as there are persons with MS. Many of you may require medication and other forms of therapy to help you through the rough spots, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, a change in attitude can help pull you out of that dark place too, and that is what MS With Attitude is here for. We are all dealt our cards in life - and it's our choice how we play them. As Sylvie says "I can regard MS as my worst nightmare, or my greatest blessing. That is my choice". No one with MS would say "NO" to the offer of a cure, however until that day comes we need to make choices about how we manage it, feel about it, and live with it every day. If you make the wrong choice one day, remember you can always choose again. Every hour if you need to.