mental-health
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Applying for disability is a stressful and daunting process. To say I am thankful that got approved is an understatement, it was a huge weight lifted. But it took 3 LONG years. It started in 2017. By the time I was finally diagnosed with RRMS, I had racked up quite a few medical bills. ER
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In January of 2017 my neurologist ordered an MRI of my spine looking for answers for my symptoms. The results came back and their was a fairly large spot on my cervical spine. I was immediately referred to a neurological oncologist. At the time, I remember my husband being scared, I wasn’t thinking “oh god
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About a year after my diagnosis, my mental health began to decline. Aside from the daily pain of my MS symptoms, I was also going through the emotional pain of loss. Loss of self and the loss of fight. My doctors didn’t discuss this part of the disease with me. I suppose it doesn’t happen
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Searching for answers and finding none. Feeling hopeless and the holidays are upon us. It was Dec 2016, I was laid up on the couch or in my bed. My 2 girls were anticipating Santa and all the holiday cheer that went along with the season. Visiting Santa was at the top of the to-do
Resilience in MS 