Interesting statement don’t you think?

 I recently had a conversation with someone about MS and how hard it is to figure out what causes our attacks. Is it food, is it not resting and getting proper 8 hours of sleep, is it stress? What could be the cause of our attacks when they do happen.

My opinion I think it is food and not enough rest. And please remember ….. these are just my opinions, I am not a doctor, this information is based on doing self-tests on myself and others. I know I feel like CRAP when I do not take care of myself. I push so hard to get things done, and I forget about myself.  It is as if I am trying to prove something to someone, but in reality there is nothing to prove. The work will be there tomorrow. The dirty house will be there tomorrow, if I really need help, I will ask someone to help me I am not that proud not to ask for help.

Recently worked with someone about certain foods that are affecting her ability to function properly. I kind of got a little upset because the person said “I want to prove to someone that I cannot eat cheese, it makes me very weak, now that person saw it and I proved to them I cannot have it”.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr – this is about you coping, and focusing on living everyday, not THEM!

What is to prove?   Why put your body in such a state of turmoil because you want to prove to someone that because you have MS you cannot do or eat something? The only thing that crossed my mind was after a month and half of eating the correct foods with minor setbacks, the person went out and ate something that would cause the body to become very weak and not be able to walk. I don’t get that? I know I know, I have done this too, but not to prove a point.

I am not superwoman, there are things that I cannot do. Sometimes I forget that. It is normal, because we have gone through a good part of our lives doing things for ourselves. I forgot that the other day. I fell, big time. I was carrying something into the house because I was being stupid. I should have waited for my sister to get home and I did not, I fell and put a dent in the laundry room wall. Good Going Pam!! So stupid, so I can relate to this person’s decision about eating something that causes the body to weaken and not able to walk. We have to rememeber this — People have to accept that with or without an explaination. We should not feel that we have to explain ourselves to anyone. Living with this disease is hard, why make it worse.

IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO PUT OURSELVES FIRST….. THEN EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FALL INTO PLACE