MS in six words

[Lulu54]

At work we were discussing "Not Quite What I was Plannng" a book filled with memoirs, all written in six words.

It is a fun exercise in thinking in brief yet meaningful thoughts.  Here's a few that I wrote -


Who really wants the whole story?

Just the facts: born, lived, died.

So I was wondering if we might do the same with MS and describe our lives as MS patients in six words?  I hope you will add your six-words worth here. Here's two more from me:

Crawled. Walked. Ran.  Stumbled. Race over.

Independent yet needy.  Grateful for friends.

[Quixotic1]

The Neurologists' Mantra - Neverending it seems.

There is no pain in MS.

You aren't sick enough for MS.

There aren't 9 lesions. No MS.

It must be all stress-related.

You just go home and relax.

There are no spasms in MS.

You are too old for MS.

I'm an idiot.  Can't diagnose MS.

You have me stumped.  Go home.

I'll not diagnose MS without O-Bands.

Your brain shrank because you're old.

You're not a 35 yearold woman.

You're just confused about the diagnosis.

You frustrate me.  Just go away.

Atypical. You must be faking it.

You have lesions because you smoke.

You have lesions because you're fat.

You're depressed. Therefore, it's not MS.

Well, you look fine to me.

Quix is becoming somewhat cynical, no?

[Lulu54]

so young, so wise, so true.

[Sunnytoday]

Return; more tests in six months. -MD

You aren't who you once were. -friends

cry, laugh, hurt, despair, diagnosis, hope. - me, a limobolander

~Sunnytoday~

[Lulu54]

My replies in six short words:

Thanks Doni, you made me laugh!

Saveone, but can we save yourselves?

[doni54]

What happened to the real doni?

Friends who share, friends who care.

MS, not MS, MS, not MS

I've fallen, and can't get up

[saveone]

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!  It's Probably MS!

Can't walk. Can't Talk.  This *****!