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Living With Multiple Sclerosis

Three years ago, my 13 year old daughter was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Contessa first showed symptoms at age three and doctors told us that maybe someday she would be diagnosed with MS. MS is a disease that effects the central nervous system. For some reason her body is attacking the mylien sheath that protects the nerve. When the nerve is damaged it cause problems such as vision problems, short term memory loss, and coordination. There are two types of MS, Contessa is diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS. This means she will go periods of feeling and looking well. Factors such as heat and stress will cause a relapse. Currently there is no cure for MS. We are using a daily injection called Copaxone that is to slow the progression of MS. Please take a few minutes to view the following clip to see how people with MS are often preceived as looking so good that they could not have a dibilitating disease. The Show Must Go On

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Yes, I am still here.

For the past 3 weeks I have been busy putting layouts together for our 4th Big Water Scrapbooking Retreat. I had 40 layouts planned to complete. I managed to finish these 8 layouts.

I even dug through my old photos and put these layouts together.

The Best of 2008

Our Christmas Palmetto Tree

Girl Scout Troop 15 trip to Hunting Island.

Trip to 97.3 Kiss FM. Thanks T*Lovely.

Our Summer trip to Gettysburg National Cemetery.

Tubbing at Ski Liberty.

I have 17 more layouts that just need the journaling and then I can show you. I have 17 layouts ready and waiting. The best part is I have the pictures, sketches, papers and embellishments all set to get started.

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Anonymous said...: Wow, I don't remember seeing some of these...oh I must have been asleep. lol! ;); January 29, 2009 at 8:20 AM

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