During my two years on Copaxone, Multiple Sclerosis took
over my fridge. I couldn’t get out the milk for my coffee without being
reminded that I live with this complicated neurological disease. Every time I
opened the fridge, I saw that blue box filled with fresh needles. Ugh.
The dreaded nightly routine of administering Copaxone would
flush my thoughts as I reached for the salad dressing, grabbed mustard for my
sandwich or checked to see if there was anything decent to nibble on. Those Copaxone
syringes stared at me even if I tried to tuck them away on the bottom shelf of
the door, seemingly out of site. Yet whenever I opened the fridge, the lot of
them appeared to yell out “HI! WE’RE HERE TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU LIVE WITH MS.
NOW GRAB A SYRINGE, PACK UP THE AUTOJECT AND GET ON WITH IT.”
Sure, MS took over my refrigerator. At times, it seems it
has taken over my life.
C.
i used to use rebif, and i remember the same experience of tripping over it in the fridge. now i have taken over a shelf in a kitchen cabinet with my millions of pill bottles. reminders of MS are all over the house - wheelchairs, walkers, stairlift, ramps here and there. i wish we could take a weekend off, wouldn't that be nice?
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of reminders! Yes, a weekend off would certainly be nice and most certainly be welcomed. Thanks for stopping by! Best, C.
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ReplyDeleteHey "sitting in chairs" buddy! Yes, gravel is quite evil and I will do all I can to avoid it! Hope you're well! C.
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