Maybe you believe in miracles. I do.
I believe miraculous healings are possible – even with
multiple sclerosis. They may not happen often, or to folks we know personally.
Or maybe we just don’t hear about them enough. But I believe miracles can
happen.
I like what Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993), actress and
humanitarian, said about miracles:
“I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles.”
What a cheery, upbeat attitude.
Audrey Hepburn wasn’t diagnosed with MS. But she had abdominal
cancer, which took her life during her early 60s. Clearly, she understood
suffering. Probably, she prayed for a miracle more than once.
I’m not trying to go
all Pollyanna here.
Having lived with an MS diagnosis for many years – and likely,
with MS for a whole lot longer than that, I get it. I understand that MS can be
a total drag. And, even if we look for the so-called silver linings, life with
MS is still just plain hard.
Those with the most progressive forms of MS know this best.
Perhaps miracles don’t always have to be remarkable occurrences
for them to be miraculous. Often, I am amazed when MS symptoms unexpectedly
abate during moments when I simply cannot afford to be sidelined.
How about those times when a full-scale MS exacerbation
kicks in almost immediately after a major event? What if the flare-up had come
a day earlier?
Sure, MS symptoms can crop up at the worst possible times as
well. But when they hold off during critical moments, maybe those are miracles
of sorts.
And, once modern medicine actually finds a cure for multiple
sclerosis, maybe we will call that a miracle as well.
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I believe in miracles too, and I hope one finds you. It takes so much emotional strength to cope day to to day with a progressive condition, but you seem to be bring a lot of grace and positive attitude into the equation.
ReplyDeleteI think it's okay to be a little Pollyanna in this particular area. And I love what Audrey Hepburn said too.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the A to Z Challenge!
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