update....

hey!

So I'm not quite sure how well my little 'speech' went last week but i think i did okay. i talk a bit fast, even though i wasn't that nervous. sometimes i think when you are up there you just want to get everything over with...thank goodness its over. I have continued to send out letters this week and more are going to be e-mail this week. Whoo! I believe things are coming together. Despite complications, i was accepted to this missions trip, and this week despite complications, i dont' have to make my final payments for another week. (we sort of forgot about it...) Also the people organizing and running this wondeorus missions trip have been extremly understanding with my entire situation and the complications I've had. It makes me extremly grateful to have people who aren't jugdemental or anything like that and just encourage me to stay healthy and hope everything is going good. so compications you ask?? yes compluications have arised>>>>>

I don't even know if anybody reads this but its been quite a busy week. well last week my symptoms started coming back {also called an 'episode' or 'attack' or 'relapse'} but anyways it wasn't that bad at first but then the tingling was spreading and the back pain was on my left side. We got in contact with the doctors and on Thursday we had an appointment in Calgary. Its been confirmed that I do have MS {but the most common and best kind if you can have one}and well...lets just say its been a roller coaster.

So now the next step is for me to choose which medication I want to start on, although I won't be starting it until after my trip!! which is a relief in itself. I wouldn't want to worry about that yet. my symptoms seem to be going away ever so slightly and slowly, but that's a good sign. and my back pain has decreased as well, which is a very good sign because its a very uncomfortable feeling.

So this was a very long post, but alot has happen in the last week, but my missions trip is still intact which is the most important thing. In my mind, its just 'ok, i have this thing called MS, i'll just have to deal with it, what else can i do...?'

thanks for all of your prayers and support.

~tasha