Denial

“When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice. 

You can overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to overcome you and be a loser. The choice is yours and yours alone. 

Refuse to throw in the towel. Go that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.”

– Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics

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Is it denial or resilience to see multiple sclerosis as just one more obstacle on the road to a fulfilling life?  Is it "charging at windmills" to want to work and earn money when some days even getting out of bed is a major chore?


It is important to have a sense of purpose and according to recent studies, a sense of purpose can stave off Alzheimer's Disease.  Maybe this is a method of slowing down the progression of m.s.?