Hope4Life wrote:
"hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies" -Tim Robinson
That's so true. I know from having the distinct honour, to read what people like you say about yourselves, is that the one thing that will always be true is, if the individual in a situation like yours, doesn't allow what's happened, to damage their Heart and mind. Then they can still be a truly wonderful person, who remains warm and emotionally gifted, and you are typical of such a person who has been through a lot, but retained so much human worth, value and warm emotion.
The fact you say you are as normal as can be, under the circumstances, is also incredibly true of many people like you. Anyone who has any sort of Neurological or Musculoskeletal condition, that can affect the persons physical and / or mental ability in some way, is not suddenly abnormal, or a damaged person, they are as normal "as they can be", under the given circumstances, and with the support and enoucouragement of compassionate and understanding people, such an individual can still do so much for others, the world, feel special, and feel valued, appreciated, and to a large extent respected, and feel like they belong, and how they deserve to feel.
I never fail to be be touched by people like you Amber, and many people like you have a big fight every day, to be as normal as possible, and many people out there will never know, because often there is no immediate or obvious physical signs with some people, even though they may have serious problems with hearing, sight, memory, back pain etc etc, and be on more than one type of medication.
Your picture and information shows a beautiful young lady, who is in a relationship, and it proves that you value yourself so much, you will do what you feel you can, to look your best, feel your best, and be able to give to others, (your significant other included), in the same or similar ways, to how people give to you.
Sometimes it isn't easy to grasp what a person goes through. You could try to do research, and find all the permutations of a chronic condition, and the treatment and medications involved daunting to understand, but the language of the individual, the courage, heart, beauty, spirit, is something that is understandable, and is obvious when you read what the person has to deal with and how.
I hope what you have to say here can perhaps inspire, at least one person if not more, in the future, to better understand and / or appreciate, how someone with a very tough day to day life like you, gets through, and finds heartwarming moments, and smiles, from such difficult and sometimes upsetting experiences.
I'm certainly always very proud to share a board, with someone like you. It humbles me, but in some ways, I feel honoured that perhaps in some small way, I can be someone who might be able to help somehow.
I will when I can try to read this, and I hope that whatever the future brings, you continue to get the very best out of your situation. You deserve that so much, and you should be incredibly proud of talking about your difficult life, I'm sure many wouldn't be able to
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Thank you sincerely for sharing, and I hope we at Shapefit can continue to do our bit ot look out for you, and make you feel like one of us
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so far you all have been quite helpful!