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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,090
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Natalie,
First of all, you do not have to worry about cancelling class. Just tell the students that you have arranged the class as a time during which the students can study. Let them teach themselves. It is very effective.
Now, dealing with the fact that you have MS is a personal thing. We all do it in different ways. Yes, it does have an impact on our lives, but basically it is just something that we have to accept. It is a fact. It is like accepting the fact that gravity exists. It just IS.
One of the worse things that MS does is not related to the loss of nerve function, but rather the fear of the unknown that it causes.
You have to accept the fact that you cannot predict the future, but you have to be wise enough to prepare for anything. It is like buying your own insurance policy against insanity. If you list your fears and how you can actually deal with them in a producive manner, then you will be in good shape.
For me, one of my fears was the total loss of mobility. I wrote that down. I then decided to purchase a scooter, even though it was not needed. It was my insurance policy. The loss of mobility is less of a concern now.
I was also worried that my business would flounder since it requires a bunch of field work and hours of reprt writing. I wrote that down too. I then created a list of consulting biologists who could assist me. The fear of my business floundering is less of a concern now.
These tiny steps can help you rid yourself of the fear of the unknown that is common with MS.
For every fear, there is a productive solution.
Since you are an instructor, and you are surrounded by starving college kids, you have a hug pool of assistants just sitting right in front of you. If you are willing to part with a few bucks every week to pay an assistant, then the fatigue of teaching will be less of a concern.
I know you can do this. It is easier than writing a Dissertation, and you did that.
-Vic
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