This list of things that Cancer cannot do the the sufferer could just as easily be applied to multiple sclerosis and the limits of the disease. Some of the ideas are religious and are not an attempt on my part to impart a religious message. The list was reported as per the original.
Because m.s. can be very isolating, I believe it takes a big toll on your social, love and work life. I don't believe a chronic, progressive disease leaves many areas of your life and your mental attitudes untouched. It is up to you to manage your responses to the continual loss of the physical and mental energy required for living well as an active member of our community.
What strategies have you developed to maintain hope in face of a disease that never gets better?
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Cancer is limited
It cannot cripple love.
It cannot shatter hope.
It cannot corrode Faith.
It cannot eat away peace.
It cannot destroy confidence.
It cannot kill friendship.
It cannot shut out memories.
It cannot silence courage.
It cannot invade the soul.
It cannot reduce eternal life.
It cannot quenchy the Spirit.
It cannot lessen the power of the Resurrection.
- Author Unknown
(seen on a board at Mayo Clinic)
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