My MS

Diagnosed with MS, Multiple Sclerosis, in 2007 began a difficult and scary journey. I have been lucky, compared to many other MS patients, but none-the-less my story is one that will resonate with other people living with chronic illness.

The purpose of this blog is one of therapy, for me mostly; but I do hope that if you stumble upon it, you will possibly learn something about MS and consider the thousands who live with the cruel disease each day. We need your help; donations, time, resources, but mostly we need understanding. We need understanding because for most MS patients, you wouldn't know us to look at us- we look just like your neighbors, teachers, doctors, clerks, and clergy. That is one of the most difficult aspects of this disease, in my opinion. Unless I am having a relapse, I don't LOOK sick.

I am hopeful that this blog will open a conversation with some, allow others insight, and give me an outlet.

Thanks for joining me!

Alison and Jeremy

Alison and Jeremy
Just Us

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Two Points

It has been quite some time since I sat down to enter my thoughts on this page. I have kind of been avoiding it because I have been struggling and didn't want to report my poor attitude. I say attitude because my struggles have been with my attitude.

Today I filed for unemployment for the first time in my life and it was jarring. I don't know why it would shock me; I got to do it online rather than in person which I would assume is much more humbling. I am thankful that I can even make application for assistance during this period of unemployment, but I can't believe I am in the position to need it. I just can't believe that I was RIF'd. So, mark that one for the poopy attitude.

Two: knowing that I have been purposely left out of plans made by folks I truly thought were friends. That hurts and makes me ANGRY.

Roll these two things together and you get my carp-tastic mood lately. Struggling through the final days of employment (with absolutely nothing to do to occupy my time) and facing the fact that the few "friends" I thought I had made here in Lexington are not that great of friends after all- if at all.

In a bold move, I unfriended many folks on Facebook reducing my friend count from over 300 to under 200. I decided that if these women here weren't really my friends, then why would I continue to share any part of myself with them (via FB)? Well, that lead to... "this person never posts or responds.... I don't really know who this is.... I don't like what this one says most of the time.... who cares about some stupid game you are playing and won a trinket in...??" You see what I mean.

Now I am left with two questions more.... How/where can I get out and meet people when I have no where to go and nothing to do? Secondly, what in the world is the deal with Weiner? I mean REALLY dude, let it go!

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