MS Meeting

Last night was such a fun night. I hosted my first MS meeting with a group called Empowered Living. I did not know what to expect from a support group like this. The only time I had been around a group of people with MS, it was basically a pitty party that scared the crap out of me. This was so not like that. It was a group of people sitting around a table bringing topics of all areas up and asking for advice from each other. We laughed so much and you saw hope in people's eyes last night. I left there thinking, "Wow, that was cool." It is amazing, that some thoughts I have had, others have too. Or topics I had no idea about were explained and a bond was made by all of us there last night. We are all in this together now, even if each of our MS stories are different. The founder of the group, Erin, is one to thank for starting this all up. She made a statement that we are the new faces of MS. Young people are the new faces of MS. We are the ones who will change the way this disease affects our lives and bring on new research for ourselves and for others who will be diagnosed. How awesome is that to be part of something that is going to change future generations. I can do this, last night confirmed that even more. I may not like this disease, which is fine, but if I am going to help others out now by having it, well then bring it on! Special thanks to my parents for donating the pizza and salads for the meeting, thanks to my aunt Debbie for getting the room for the meeting, and thanks to all the ones who came out for the meeting. I only see great things to come from this and can not wait to be a part of it all!