Every month I get the dreaded Momentum magazine for Multiple Sclerosis and it has a plethora of articles about the horrible issues included with MS and all the people with disabilities. It also includes many ads regarding wheelchairs, scooters, and specialty showers. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't doubt that these are issues people with MS have to deal with everyday and someday in my near or distant future I could be dealing with it, too. But, it is hard to stay optimistic every time it comes in the mail. Then to add to the magazine Oprah had Montel Williams on the other day and where he made many a comment that I whole-heartedly agreed with, he is in a totally different place than me with MS too.
So, for the last year I have been praying consistently for God to tell me what I am supposed to be doing with MS. Knowing he did not give it to me for schnikes and giggles. With my personality, I thought on many occasions of putting the situation into my own hands and writing an article for Momentum magazine. But, did not and decided to wait until I felt that, that was what I should be doing.
Sure enough on Monday the PR person for the Oregon MS Society contacted me and wrote a story pitch to send to the media outlets for the walk. Since then a online story has been written for Willamette Weekly and a Chronic Diseases article was written in the Oregonian. I am going to put a positive spin on this bad boy if it takes me a lifetime!
Here are the articles if you wanted to read them:
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