Doctor! Doctor!

So . . . it seems I've neglected this blog . . . and it's true, I have.  Found some things out in the last few months.

I started working from home full time in March.  I still had some worried about if it was the right decision for me.  I thought it was, since I could be home with the girls - and if something happened to my Gram, the Hubster would be able to run down and help out with the situation.  But - I also knew I would miss my friends.

I do miss my friends, but most of us find ways to get together for dinners or various other activities.  I love being home with the girls.

Then, something happened in April - I lost vision in my right eye.  If I can find the energy, I'll write another post about that entire situation.  Instead, we'll just say that the loss of vision lead to MRI.  The same night I had MRI, the doc's office called me to let me know that I had abnormalities on my brain that could be Lyme's or MS.

Took a blood test.  It wasn't Lyme's.

Had a spinal and two more MRI.  Lots of doctors' appointments.

It is confirmed.  I have MS.

I am now on Copaxone - giving myself shots each day.

It's starting to sink in that I'm not going to be the way cool Mother I thought I was going to be.  The heat this summer pretty much kills me.  I fear that I won't be able to do amusement parks, beaches, any other summer activities with the gals.  I want them to have summers as fun as I had, but I don't know how it will work.  Fingers crossed that this will go away for long periods of time and I can have some of my energy back - and ability to go outside in the sun and in the heat.

If not . . . well, I love taking vacations in the winter . . . and walking on the tepid beach is all I really need to do.  The girls can always swim in the heated pools at the hotels . . .

But yes, I still exist.

Yes, I have MS.

and yes, I plan to start updating my dart more often . . . if only to get some of this out of my head . . .

oh, and yes, working from home has been the best decision - things happen for a reason.  AND it appears the reason was the diagnosis that would come just a short while after I started from home!