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Originally Posted by ewizabeth
I gained something new and unfamiliar to me: a backbone!!  I learned to stand up for myself and for issues I consider unfair. That can be painful at times but it always seems to net good results so I'm assuming I only use it at appropriate times. |
You know, Wiz, that's one of the things I gained soon after my DH died. I had to - or risk being chewed up and spit out by those who counted on me being spineless and timid.
Once I was given my dx of MS I seemed to regrow a little of that backbone I had acquired a few years before.
Being on my own and having to make decisions about my health and my financial security all by myself was an eye opening experience - but I'm a better person (and smarter, I hope) because of it.
I have gained a wealth of knowledge, patience and compassion in the last few years. Not sure I would have had it not been for the dx.
So....I'm not sure that MS has taken away anything from me that I have not replaced with something better. At least that's how I'm going to look at it.
