Mike Has MS

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

MS-Related Depression

I’ve been down this road before, and I don’t like it. It’s bumpy. Every time. And it doesn’t seem to get easier.

When I have a relapse, I get nervous—I get anxious—I get depressed. How long until this passes? How long until it happens again? Will it be worse next time? These are all questions that run through my head. I don’t like it when I get like this.  I try to make my logical, rational thinking take over. This is relapsing-remitting MS. That means the symptoms come and go. They’ve come. Now I just have to wait for them to go.

I keep reminding myself that we caught this really early and that I’m really not in bad shape. Once this passes, I’ll be okay. It just bothers me that three weeks ago, I was working out in the gym four days a week and now, I feel like I need a nap by noon.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I’m just waiting for it to get brighter.

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My name is Mike Hillwig and I live in Boston with my pug, Reggie. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in January 2003 but have been living with MS for much longer than that. This is where you'll find my story, stories, and my history.

I want this site to be a place where people can read about my experiences with MS. I was fortunate enough to catch it really early and my results on drug therapies have been outstanding. This should be a place where people can realize that they can lead a normal life with MS. MS has changed my life, but it hasn't ended it.

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