Play hard, Live long, Laugh Loud

Most of you do not know that I have Multiple Sclerosis. I was diagnosed with M.S. when I was a senior in high school. In the span of a year I had ten MRI's and saw at least four different doctors for one thing or another. My first day my senior year I left school early because my hand would not wake up and were constantly tingling. I had an MRI that day and they found nothing. So, we did nothing. About two months later I got Bell's Palsy on the right side of my face. I once again had an MRI for that. They once again said it was nothing and gave me some steroids for it. So, once again I did nothing. A month after that I got Optic Neuritis and went to see an Eye Doctor. They said it was nothing and just treated it. So, I did NOTHING! After that I started having numbness attacks in my feet. So, I had another MRI for that and had another doctor look at it. They found nothing and so I did NOTHING! After many more MRI's and many more doctor visits my family physician sent me to a neurologist. Finally some answers. The neurologist told me that I had M.S. and I immediately began my treatment. At first my treatment was shots every other day and now I am on a Chemotherapy Drug once a month. What I did not notice about the M.S. was the hidden symptoms. The strange moods I could be in, the many emotions I found that I had, and the Fatigue that I had to deal with. Every since I was diagnosed with M.S. I have to deal with days when I just need to cry for no other reason than my M.S. thinks I need to cry. Or days when I literally can't get out of bed without help because my legs just decided that they didn't want to move for no other reason than my M.S. thought I needed to stay in bed. Some days I have to deal with upsetting people because my M.S. thinks I need to change my emotions every five minutes. It has been a roller coaster, but I have found ways to control it and stay in remission now for three years. So, my six word story "Shit Happens, Frequency is the Problem" works perfectly for me. But this six word story "Play Hard, Live Long, Laugh Loud" also works well for me. So, when you think life has dealt you a bad hand then just remember to play a little harder, live a little longer, and laugh a little louder. Don't just give up because it got a little bit harder.