I'm a "planner". I don't like to be surprised by the unexpected (unless it's a windfall of money).

Having MS has made it difficult at best to plan anything. I still do, though, and my pre-MS organizational skills have come in very handy.

All we can do is plan, hope for the best but prepare for the worst. That's true in anybody's life - whether you have MS (or any disease) or not.

The first Neurologist I saw (the one who dx me) told me the day I got my dx "life is what happens while you're making plans". I was expecting a much worse dx than the one I got...so I was relieved when he said "MS". I smiled and said thank you - he told me that was the first time anyone had thanked him for a dx of anything!!

I look at MS as a challenge (I love a good challenge) and try to begin each day with the determination to overcome just one obstacle MS throws my way. I set the bar low but my expectations high. It's all about adjusting.