Everyday he shows me that MS isn't going to stop him. It's unbelievable how positive he is and I love him for it that much more. He doesn't let it define him! He makes it a part of his day and it's amazing. Granted, he doesn't want to tell the world but he isn't going to keep it from anyone either.
Hubby bought orange running shoes as his motivation. Told me that every stride in his orange shoes is his proof to himself that he has joined the movement (the MS walk theme is Join the Movement).
On Sunday night we were watching TV before bed and a commercial came on that had a guy throwing something to another guy. He calmly says to me "I would have dropped that." I haven't noticed any hand eye coordination issues so I asked how long that had been going and he answered "a few months now" and shrugged it off. It was another realization that we don't know what the lines are since this is still so new. Where are the lines drawn? I am sure a lot of it is being more aware now, but truly defining things is interesting. How do we define the differences from him getting older, having MS or from his daily Copaxone injections? Will we ever truly know? I don't know......
Another example is the new concept of him talking in his sleep. I feel bad for his roommates when he is out of town for work! Sometimes he talks clearly but most of the time he just babbles. It's almost funny to type it out but I can't explain how much he makes me crazy sometimes! I am a lighter sleeper and to have him babbling next to me at night can mean no sleep for me. I hope my body learns to ignore it eventually.....similar to a husband that snores. If he were home more I bet it would be easier. Don't get me wrong though! Having him home next to me is more important to me! It's just one more adaptation in life we have to learn to move past.
MS is not going to win in our house! This all goes back to my first post.......MS must be female........
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