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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 426297" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Jena - </p><p> </p><p>MS is fairly common around here - indirect family have had it also...</p><p>Just something to think about: the only ones we knew who kept theirs fairly under control, were the ones who learned to go with the flow - both their own (the ups and downs of MS) and the ups-and-downs of those around them... somehow, they set their goals less lofty, and yet lived life large. When I was a teen, I remember one "old" man (he probably wasn't over 55!) with MS and a cane... and he'd been like that for as long as I could remember, and wasn't much worse than that when his life ended due to non-MS issues (he was a vet) - but he was the most laid-back, even-keel, go-with-the-flow person I ever knew - and when I stated that to him, he said he learned that after the diagnosis of MS.</p><p> </p><p>Learning to not stress out is... well... if someone has some great advice on that line, we could probably ALL use that. </p><p> </p><p>Also hard to learn, but useful, is to "stage" your activities... don't work until you're tired, or your legs ache, etc. - plan to do smaller pieces and enjoy those pieces, but stop before there's issues... I've had to start learning that due to a different not-quite-formal diagnosis (RA).</p><p> </p><p>It just doesn't help when your kids send you from one crisis to another... !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 426297, member: 11791"] Jena - MS is fairly common around here - indirect family have had it also... Just something to think about: the only ones we knew who kept theirs fairly under control, were the ones who learned to go with the flow - both their own (the ups and downs of MS) and the ups-and-downs of those around them... somehow, they set their goals less lofty, and yet lived life large. When I was a teen, I remember one "old" man (he probably wasn't over 55!) with MS and a cane... and he'd been like that for as long as I could remember, and wasn't much worse than that when his life ended due to non-MS issues (he was a vet) - but he was the most laid-back, even-keel, go-with-the-flow person I ever knew - and when I stated that to him, he said he learned that after the diagnosis of MS. Learning to not stress out is... well... if someone has some great advice on that line, we could probably ALL use that. Also hard to learn, but useful, is to "stage" your activities... don't work until you're tired, or your legs ache, etc. - plan to do smaller pieces and enjoy those pieces, but stop before there's issues... I've had to start learning that due to a different not-quite-formal diagnosis (RA). It just doesn't help when your kids send you from one crisis to another... ! [/QUOTE]
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