About Me
Hi,
My name is Glenda and
I was diagnosed with (RRMS)
Relapsing/Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
on Aug 10, 2003.
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic degenerative disease of
the central nervous system in which gradual destruction of myelin
occurs in patches throughout the brain or spinal cord (or both),
interfering with the nerve pathways and causing muscular weakness, loss of coordination and speech and visual disturbances.
It occurs chiefly in young adults and is thought
to be a defect in the immune system that may be of genetic or viral origin.
Unless you are one of us,an MS'ER that is
you will never know how we feel.
MS Attack
by Sylvia Brown
MS makes it's attack on me
Whack after whack,
oh where can I flee?
My body feels weak,
my movements so slow,
I duck and I dive to avoid the next blow,
It beats me up. I'm black and blue,
Nine rounds with Mike Tyson,
how many more can I do?
My body is numb, I start to shake,
Please Rescue me, I need a break!
But no one hears my desperate plea,
So I have to search inside of me,
I reach inside, what can I find?
A Will to Live and Strength of Mind,
I am so determined to Survive,
To Live my Life, to Stay Alive,
So this torture I must withstand,
With Faith I'll find a helping hand,
Deep inside myself I find a Strength,
To help me swim that extra length,
My stubbornness drives me from within,
To continue my search and Never Give In,
So I ride the storm. The skies WILL clear,
I KNOW that sunshine will appear,
And my sinking feet in the Quick-Sand,
Will find themselves on Solid Ground,
and Gingerly I'll get back on my feet,
For I will Never Accept defeat!
© Sylvia Brown, April 2000
