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"Forget about what you can’t do – do whatever you can to keep moving." So says a defiant Ashlea Deahl, the editor of Phoenix Magazine who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001 at the age of 22. Her motivating story about controlling her MS, fighting through fatigue, and "running" her first marathon should be a mandatory read for MSers.
I absolutely love her attitude, especially her two key pieces of advice (about staying on meds and keeping moving) and how "we’re luckier than all of those people with 'perfect' immune systems (those cocky jerks)." She's right, we know how to live for the moment.
Check it out at our home page, www.ActiveMSers.org or look under "Your Stories." The direct link is here: http://activemsers.org/yourstories/a...eepmoving.html
I absolutely love her attitude, especially her two key pieces of advice (about staying on meds and keeping moving) and how "we’re luckier than all of those people with 'perfect' immune systems (those cocky jerks)." She's right, we know how to live for the moment.
Check it out at our home page, www.ActiveMSers.org or look under "Your Stories." The direct link is here: http://activemsers.org/yourstories/a...eepmoving.html