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THE EASTER BUNNY FOUND THE KIDS. KYSON DECIDED THAT THE EASTER BUNNY IS ALMOST AS COOL AS SANTA. WE DID AN EASTER EGG HUNT AT MY MOM'S THAT THE KIDS LOVED DOING WITH THEIR COUSINS BRYDEN AND PAEDYN

KYSON & PAEDY FINDING THE GOODS

TAIGE & GRANDPA

GRANDMA & GRANDPA MAKING SURE THE KIDS FOUND ALL THE EGGS

KY AND TAY WITH THEIR TREASURES

THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU TRY AND TAKE A PICTURE OF ALL THE KIDS TOGETHER. GOTTA LOVE PAEDY COVERING HER EARS

KYSON FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO DRIVE THE 4-WHEELER,LAST YEAR HE WAS A SCARDY CAT

THE EASTER BUNNY LEFT A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR THE KIDS' BY THEIR BEDS. TAIGE FOUND SOME NEW PRINCESS SHOES, EA RINGS, A BRACELET AND SOME GUM

KYSON FOUND A BASEBALL BAT AND BALL WITH SOME GUM

FINDING THEIR EASTER BASKETS

KYSON TRYING OUT HIS NEW BIKE

TAIGE BEING HER DIVA SELF

ALL READY FOR CHURCH. I CAN NEVER GET A GOOD PICTURE WITH THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER

I WAS ABLE TO GET TOGETHER WITH THE GIRLFRIENDS AT THE GOOD OL' PIZZARIA TO SAY GOODBYE TO KRY. WHO IS LEAVING ALL SUMMER FOR APX AND THEN DANNY WILL BE OFF TO DENTAL SCHOOL. WE ALSO MISSED HEATHER WHO IS IN VEGAS!

SHAE GOT THIS CUTE CAKE MADE WITH ALL OF OUR FRIENDS NAMES ON IT

IT WAS PRETTY CUTE AND THE PEOPLE PRETTY MUCH LOOKED LIKE US ALL

BRYNN AND I ENJOYING EATING OURSELVES

WE ALL HAVE BEEN BEST FRIENDS SINCE JR.HIGH AND SOME OF US SINCE ELEMENTARY. I LOVE MY GROUP OF FRIENDS AND THE EXAMPLES THEY ARE. IT'S FUN WHEN WE GET TOGETHER CAUSE WE START RIGHT WHERE WE LEFT OFF AND WE CAN TALK FOR HOURS ABOUT THE GOOD OLD DAYS, THE NEW BABES, OR JUST RAMBLINGS THAT WE SEEM TO ALL KNOW AND UNDERSTAND. THANKS YOU GUYS FOR BEING SUCH GREAT FRIENDS. AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL "CLUB"!

WELL THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS PRETTY MUCH FOR ME TO KEEP TRACK OF THE MonSter(MS) SO FEEL FREE TO STOP READING SO I DON'T BORE YOU!

ABOUT A WEEK AFTER MY SURGERY, I WENT TO PARK CITY WITH MY FRIEND BECKY AND S-I-L NICOLE, WHILE WALKING THE OUTLETS MY WHOLE BODY STARTED TINGLING LIKE A VIBRATOR WAS ON ME. SO AFTER DEALING WITH IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND MY HANDS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE I DECIDED WELL MOM INSISTED ON ME GOING TO SEE THE DR. WHICH I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO SAY. "WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE AN MRI DONE." WHICH I DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR. SINCE I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN DOING GREAT FOR THE LAST YEAR BEING ON MY INJECTIONS ONCE A WEEK.

SO I WENT IN LAST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FUN CLAUSTROPHOBIC MRI. AND THEN WENT BACK FRIDAY FOR "CHEMO FOR MS" TO SEE IF IT WILL HELP SETTLE ME DOWN. MY BODY HAS STOPPED TINGLING LIKE A VIBRATOR WHEN I AM TOUCHED. AS FOR MY HANDS, I HAVEN'T SEEN A BIG IMPROVEMENT. SO I MIGHT HAVE TO GO HAVE ANOTHER TREATMENT DONE. MY FRIEND JAN WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE MonSter SENT ME THIS POEM THAT I CAN REALLY RELATE TO AT THE MOMENT
Hi..
My name is Multiple Sclerosis
I'm an Invisible Chronic Illness.
I am now velcroed to you for life.
Others around you can't see me or hear me
But YOUR body feels me.
I can attack you anywhere & anyhow I please.
I can cause severe pain
Or, if I'm in a good mood..
I can just cause you to ache all over.

Remember when you & Energy ran around together & had fun?
I took Energy from you & gave you Exhaustion.
Try to have fun now!
I also took Good Sleep from you..
And in it's place, gave you Brain Fog.
I can make you tremble internally..
Make you feel cold or hot when everyone else feels normal.

Oh yeah, I can make you feel anxious or depressed, too.
If you have something planned..
or are looking forward to a great day,
I can take that away, too.
You didn't ask for me.
I chose you for various reasons:
That virus you had that you never recovered from,
Or that car accident,
Or maybe it was the years of abuse and trauma.

Well, anyway, I'm here to stay!
I hear you're going to see a doctor who can get rid of me.
I'm rolling on the floor, laughing.
Just try!
You will have to go to many, many doctors
Until you find one who can help you effectively.
You will be put on pain pills, sleeping pills, energy pills,
Told you are suffering from anxiety or depression,
Given a TENS unit, get massaged..
Told if you sleep and exercise properly I will go away,
Told to think positively
Poked, prodded, and MOST OF ALL..

Not taken seriously as you feel when you cry to the doctor..
How debilitating life is every day.
Your family, friends & coworkers will all listen to you
Until they just get tired of hearing about how I make you feel,
And that I'm a debilitating disease.
Some of them will say things like "Oh, you are just having a bad day"
Or "Well, remember, you can't do the things you used to do 20 YEARS ago"
Not hearing that you said 20 DAYS ago.

Some will just start talking behind your back,
While you slowly feel that you are losing your dignity
Trying to make them understand.
Especially when you are in the middle of a conversation with a "Normal" person..
And can't remember what you were going to say next!

In closing..
(I was hoping that I kept this part a secret, but I guess you already found out)..
The ONLY place you will get any support and understanding
in dealing with me is with OTHER PEOPLE WITH Multiple Sclerosis
except the minority of us,
who like me,
have support from their Boyfriend & their immediate family.

Sincerely, Your Invisible Chronic Illness,

Multiple Sclerosis

I TRY AND KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE ABOUT MY DISEASE CAUSE I KNOW I CAN ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING ALOT WORSE, BUT I WANT TO KEEP TRACK OF MY FLARE UPS SO I KNOW HOW OFTEN OR HOW LONG I GO WITHOUT A FLARE UP. AND I AM TRULY BLESSED WITH SUCH A GREAT HUSBAND AND FAMILY OF SUPPORT!