Multiple sclerosis has no manners. It’s rude. The MS MonSter
stomps into a person’s life and begins wreaking havoc with no warning and no
welcome.
He’s like an uninvited houseguest, who barges into your home
and begins turning everything upside-down. Pretty soon, you can’t seem to find
your stuff. You find yourself frustrated and exhausted and somehow disoriented.
You can’t wait till he leaves.
It it’s Relapse-Remitting MS, then it comes and goes on its
own whim. One day, the MSer feels pretty good. OK, maybe you feel pretty
average or at least not totally terrible. The next day can be a completely
different story.
Blindness, dizziness, numbness, weird pains, or other crazy
symptoms pop up suddenly. Body parts stop working properly. On a good turn,
these problems may vanish just as abruptly. Or not.
Abrupt. Blunt and snippy and impetuous, and ungracious and
totally rude. That’s the MS MonSter. If he were a person who showed up and rang
your doorbell, you’d tell him you’re not buying and send him on his way.
Yes, you’d kick him to the curb. And sometimes we can sort
of do that with MS. But sometimes it just seems to kick us harder.
Image/s:
April A to Z Challenge 2016 logo – fair
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Oh wow - this is a powerful way to start the #AtoZChallenge2016! MS is absolutely a MonSter and creating a persona like you have done is a powerful way to help people relate to a situation which they may not have any experience with. I love your theme and I wish you all the best through the challenge!
ReplyDeleteI am a nurse and I have given care to those with MS from time to time. I also have a couple of people I know who suffer. It is a strange disease that seems to hold onto people in different ways.
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