The old year into the new year

2025 brought with it a lot of things. Including MS and MS treatment plans. Not a lot of fun there. However, being on medication will greatly reduce my anxiety about IMPEDING DOOM- otherwise known as a relapse. That should be within a couple of months once I have done all the requirements and vaccines -so on and so forth.

There have been no vast improvements this year. No massive declines either. There has been this immense struggle with fatigue. A struggle I am not quite sure what to do with. Between fibromyalgia, migraine attacks and MS the fatigue is a battle I seem to be losing some days and struggle immensely with other days. That has been this years battle. I also learned a lesson in what a pseudo relapse is, twice now. Those told me what symptoms I have had associated with MS, since pseudo flares repeat symptoms.

Post recap:

1. Stigma: The Disability word
2. Downturns with Chronic Illness
3. Functionality & Motivation Struggles
4. What story do we tell ourselves about our pain
5. Imposter Syndrome and chronic illness
6. Let’s look at ‘thinking positive’
7. Chronic Pain and Unconscious Meaning-making
8. Chronic pain and the meaning we create
9. Life Satisfaction Factors
10. Chronic pain and Suffering

New Year and Goals

It brought with it some new goals for exercise. To that end, I will be going back to physiotherapy in the new year for my drop foot this time. I got a smart watch for Christmas and a yoga mat to help me with exercise and physio, at the level I can do. I am under the impression some mild exercise will help with the fatigue as well.

These seem like immense, momentous goals to me. Yet I will start at a pace that is so slow. Inches. You have to do what you have to do. And I have drop foot and leg weakness… so I need to strengthen my legs. Even if I have this fatigue. I just need to do it a little bit at a time. Every bit counts.

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Here are the cats. Both doing well. Charlie at 15. Mister at 5.

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Here a few sketches from the end of this year. I am in the process of updating my Artpal so check that out periodically.

Coping with chronic pain through art