My MS journey!

I know it's been a long time since I've written anything, this thing called life kinda takes over lol! It's been an odd year to be fair, my relapse took much longer than expected to recover from, but me being me just soldiers on! Found out my new meds didn't agree with so wasn't on anything for a few months, felt a lot better to be fair but I can thank the sun for that too! I'm one of the lucky ones that fairs better in the warm weather :-)! Have finished my second course of Cladribine, so hopefully, fingers crossed, it knocks it on its knees for a long time!!! Had an amazing summer, full of hot days, bbqs and amazing times with friends and family, when you have MS you don't want to take life for granted and live it whilst you can, life is like that anyways, as you always seem to put things off and then it passes you by! After finding out I had some rare time to myself and after consulting the bucket list, I booked a trip...

As I was pottering around the house, trying to remember what I had to do, my brain is a minefield to unravel at times, I really get the whole, 'you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on' saying now because in all fairness, I probably would!  I suddenly remembered that I had to sort a ticket out that I'd forgotten about! After having kept the receipt in the said place for the last 2 weeks, it had disappeared! Chuntering to myself that the council had already had my payment for said parking ticket and having to pay a fine was just not on and it was one thing after another, I reluctantly paid it after having spent 2 hours looking for it!! Brain fog can be a bit of a pain in my butt at times and always happens when I really don't want it to like when you switch the kitchen tap on and forget you have and flood the kitchen, but that's another story!  After calming down a bit,  I realised that maybe it's not actually the MS, as...

Hands up who has enjoyed the snow this week?  Pretty sure a lot of you won’t, some of you will be muttering to yourselves: that it's too cold; we can't get to school or to work; a lot of you would be sat next to a warm fire with a cup of coffee or tea, me I'd go for the wine personally 🙈 , or for most people with MS, it hurts! I'll hold my hand up with the last one except I couldn't wait for it to be here! Whilst sat in the classroom, with the children and teachers, looking eagerly and hopefully out of the window as the white flakes fell, that we'd all hear that magic word... SNOWDAY !! Don't get me wrong, driving in it is no picnic either and unless you really have to, then don't but still how excited was I to get home to my munchkins?! There's something about the snow that brings the child out in me :-). So after a sleepless night, the blizzards were so noisy ha-ha, I dragged my achy body out with a sledge and the mun...

After being stuck in the house for two weeks, I woke up and wasn't in as much pain, this relapse has really knocked me for six. Should be thankful that it's only sensory and apart from numbness, burning pain and feeling shattered, it's still not affected my mobility so big whoop whoop for that 😉! Decided that me and the kids needed some fresh air and the sun was out so why not?! Off we went to feed the ducks and walk in the countryside, the munchkins loved it and despite it being a short walk because it really tired me out, they were happy and smiling. Not only that, they found 3 stones too! This stone craze is really catching on :-). Oooo and we saw a very pretty duck which turned out to be a Mandarin Duck 😊.  Anyways, MS 0 and life 1, gotta enjoy the little things right :-)!  Loving my weekly life quote jar :-)! You maybe having a bad day but there is always something good in that bad day!

Well Happy New Year, welcome to 2018! I think when I Started this blog, the good intentions were there but you know how life is right?! MS for me is probably different than it is for everybody else, I have a theory that living life and not thinking about it actually helps. My 2017, although rocky in some parts, has been great! I've faced challenges but despite them, I finished the year smiling!! Switched meds to Plegridy because my skin didn't like the Copaxone, over 2 years relapse free...I was flying!! Here's the kicker, despite being adamant the MS wasn't going to put me my arse, which to be fair on its own it didn't, lack of sleep, stomach bugs and the Flu did!! Way to bloody go Flu jab!! No amount of vitamins and rest was gonna avoid that sucker, so it bought on a relapse! It has knocked me for six, completely numb on one side, I can't feel my teeth so now would be a good time for a visit to the dentist :-)! It's zapped my energy, so m...