Go Figure

I would like to think that I do not let my MS define me as a person. However, I have noticed something interesting - the relationships in which my MS is acknowledged are the healthiest and most nurturing relationships that I have. These are the spaces that I can be tired if I want, shaky if I happen to be shaky, or confused and slow - and it is okay. You know what else I noticed? That when I have that space to be tired, shaky and confused (and allllllll other sorts of gimpy), that I am less tired, shaky and confused than when I am trying to hide my symptoms or pretend that they really don't matter and that I am the same person that I have always been. Go figure.