Hi everyone. My name is Sandy and I am a carepartner to my husband Jim. Jim has multiple sclerosis and is considered secondary progressive. He's had ms for 19+ years. Jim is in a wheelchair and cannot do some daily things for himself. We've been married almost 23 years and have two sons in college.

Jim went through kidney failure about five years ago and I retired to take care of him full time. I actually love having this opportunity and sometimes think this was really my calling. I was teaching art and design in college and while I loved my job, nothing is as priceless as having the opportunity to take care of my husband. God trusted me to do this and I hope to do well. That's us in my avatar.

I am not going to lie and say it's easy. No way. It's a very hard job and one that can sometimes make us feel alone and scared. But, we all know we have to be the strong one right?

Sometimes when I feel alone and isolated I come on a board such as this one and I realize I am not alone and there are some who are worse off and have more difficulties than I can ever imagine. I have learned to appreciate what I have and take my position seriously.

My husband and I work as a team. If we didn't I honestly do not know how things would be. I learned it's OK to let him know I am scared and in return we work together to figure things out. We also took care of future issues and talk about things that people who aren't sick don't. We don't live in the future but we know it's something we have to think about. We try to live each day as if its our last.

Ok, I will stop rambling. Just wanted to introduce myself and say hello!

Hugs,
Sandy