Party's Over

There are very few things that I get to choose with MS. I don't get to choose whether my legs will work or not. As a matter of fact, I fell for the second time in two weeks while carrying Ben the other night. Ben now reminds me while I am carrying him "don't fall, mama!” I don't get to choose how well my eyes will work from day to day. And, I didn't get to choose how long my bladder would last. But, I do get to choose one thing. I get to choose how I will deal with the cards I have been dealt. You see, you don't choose the cards; you can only choose how you play the hand. I have chosen to play with a positive attitude! Feeling crappy, being depressed, being pissed off isn't going to improve my diagnosis or my symptoms. If anything, it will make it worse. Having a positive attitude makes me feel better from day to day. It makes my kids life better to have a positive mom and it makes my husband excited to come home to a happy house each night after work. So bad attitude, this is your notice; the pity party is over. You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here!!