MY STORY
My name is Tara. I am 35 with 3 children. I have
been married for 15 years. I was Diagnosed with
Multiple Sclerosis in March of 2007. I had my
first exacerbation that started in August of 2006
that kept me bed ridden for about 6 months. It
has been a long recovery time and I continue to
have flare-ups. I have to use a cane every once in
awhile and I had  a hard time dealing with that
part of this disease. After a little "tough love"
from my Mom and a glance of reality, I decided
that using a cane doesn't have to be so awful...
It can be
FUN!
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This past year and a half has
been very long and hard not
just for me but for many of
my friends and family.
I closed off myself from a lot
of people not because I
wanted to but I think it was
just too much for me to
handle and I was in a state of
shock and when I talk about
my illness then it becomes
"real" and then I am faced
with the reality of this
disease. It is very hard to
accept something that you
have no control over. I am
working very hard on the
acceptance and struggles that
comes with this disease.
I want to say
Thank You
to all my friends and family for
sticking by me and supporting me
through this journey. I know this
is just as hard on all of you as it
is for me. Every night I thank
God for having you all in my life.
Some of my favorite quotes and inspirations that get
me through each day

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for
tomorrow."
Albert Einstein


"The feeling of hopefulness sometimes comes from
someone helping us. Think back to a time when you
had lost hope. Many times we regained our optimism
because someone gave us a helping hand."
Catherine Pulsifer, from Poem for Hope
with a word repeatedly going
through my head and the
word was
"Perseverance"
I couldn't get the word out of
my head and I really didn't
know what it meant. So I
found the definition and I will
share it with you.

Perseverance
Perseverance is demonstrated
by those who keep going when
the going gets tough, who
never give up

Ever since that night I have
lived everyday trying to live by
that meaning.