STAY POSITIVE,

by Jennifer Natali

Hi everyone! I am here today to share my thoughts about MS with you. Oh, I see it in your faces - MS info! Overload! Hang tight - this is going to be fun! I’ll tell you first of all what I treasured, but MS savagely took away. MS first took my marriage, a wonderful life in Colorado, living in a log cabin, being a volunteer fire fighter and EMT, which was my dream job, and landed me back here in Florida.

I must say though that it has also given me so much back. I have met wonderful, understanding people, it has filled my heart with an unbelievable amount of love and gratitude - yes, gratitude. Well, that’s my story.

I have a few wise words to share with you:

If you are newly diagnosed with MS - buckle up, hang on tight, it’s most likely going to be a bumpy ride the first year.

Fight MS with pure positive energy.

Don’t give up. Not ever!

You have not died (even when you feel like you have).

Find new ways to do the stuff you can’t do right now.

Look around - someone has it worse than you. I’m sure of it.

Stay strong!

Well, that’s about all I feel like pecking on this here computer. Be healthy. Be well. Stay POSITIVE!!!!!!!!