NOT EATING OR SLEEPING: When we abuse our bodies by depriving them of food, water and sleep, what can we expect in return? When you don't fuel your car, how long will it get you down the road? When you don't make sure the tires are properly inflated, just how long do you think you'll be able to roll along merrily on the highway before experiencing a blowout? Well, it's the same for your body. Broken down into the simplest terms, your body is a machine that will operate only as well as you care for it. THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT FOR MS AND OTHER HEALTH-CHALLENGED FOLKS!!!!!
MISSING MEDICATIONS: If you refuse to take your medications, the same medications your physician has prescribed from Copaxone injections, to anti-depressants, how do you expect to function? Why do you go to the doctor in the first place? It's your responsibility to take on this task and to make sure you adhere to it.
The Bottom Line To All Of This
So that's the bottom line. I let everything go and I almost got let behind myself. I thank God for my doctor, whose quick thinking and level-headedness got me to the hospital for quick and much-needed treatment. Thanks to the EMT workers I was transported in a safe and quick fashion.
The next time you are down, think about starting a 'Gratitude Journal'. Oh, it doesn't have to be leather-bound...a spiral notebook will do. Write down those people in your life that love you and would really miss you if you were gone. Write down those pets that'd mourn and wonder where you were. Write down how much you appreciate your doctor, the nurses and all the medical professionals who are there for you, without judgment, without scrutiny...they are just there to make your life safer and healthy.
Now, if all else fails, REACH OUT AND CALL SOMEONE. You deserve to be helped, just like the next person! Call a friend. Call your physician. Call 911 or crisis intervention but don't give up! Not for one minute. This disease cannot win! It is our responsibility to fight the 'monster' in MS with every breath we have. This is my Christmas wish for you.... even though it's after Christmas. [angelsworkisneverdonesign.bmp]
I can truthfully say that if there were not a Supreme Being, I wouldn't have the mortal angels looking over me and they are there for you too!
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