5 Days of Christmas Left, But Still
I think I understand what Charles Dickens meant when he said, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”
He wrote these as the opening words of his historical novel, A Tale of Two Cities, a fabulous book by the way, even if it is a little stuffy and was written a billion years ago.
For me, 2019 was the best of years and the worst of years.
I had to have a painful surgery as a result of cancer. But then I was successfully healed of cancer.
The cancer surgery lead to the worst MS flare I’ve ever had, but that has led to the best MS treatment I’ve ever had.
No more injections- freaking yay!!!
I had to work extremely hard on a project only to have it released and be paid a generous amount that has helped with Christmas expenses.
The fatigue ramped up considerably this year, which led to a better appreciation of my waking hours.
My health was the worst it’s ever been, which helped me to realize the importance of stepping up and making good changes which are actually working.!
(Side note, did you know that it’s true that when you exercise you actually feel better? Who knew???)
I’ve had quite a bit of stress in 2019 which has helped me appreciate the great fun I’ve also had.
So I guess it is all in perspective. And my perspective is that whenever possible, we must try to appreciate the good and learn from the bad. 
To this end, I’m appreciating the fact that I absolutely love Christmas and need to enjoy the Christmas preparations as I usually do. Wrapping and baking with my favorite Christmas songs in the background.
Based on the knowledge that 2019 has brought me, this means I can be lazy and turn out an old blog for December.
Don’t worry, it’s actually a fairly popular one.
And though I’ve seen other people write something similar, I swear I didn’t consciously know that when I created it back in 2013. On this theme, my take on The Twelve Days of Christmas is a funny (good) look at what is often considered an annoying (bad) Christmas carol.
On the first day of Christmas MS brought to me: one ach-y bod-y
On the second day of Christmas MS brought to me: fingers all tingly
On the third day of Christmas MS brought to me: three MS hugs
On the fourth day of Christmas MS brought to me: lots of blurry vision
On the fifth day of Christmas MS brought to me: brain completely spacey…..
On the sixth day of Christmas MS brought to me: every day so sleepy
On the seventh day of Christmas MS brought to me: feeling kind of dizzy
On the eight day of Christmas MS brought to me: bladder very leaky
On the ninth day of Christmas MS brought to me: four shots so nasty
On the tenth day of Christmas MS brought to me: head feeling crappy
On the eleventh day of Christmas MS brought to me: legs acting lazy
On the twelfth day of Christmas MS brought to me: balance not so steady-
legs acting lazy, head feeling crappy, four shots so nasty, bladder very leaky, feeling kind of dizzy, every day so sleepy, brain completely spacey, lots of blurry vision, three MS hugs, fingers all tingly, and one, ach-y bod-y…..
Let’s sing it together, shall we? 
A special burst of Christmas gratitude to EverydayHealth which has included yvonnedesousa.com as one of the 10 Best MS Blogs to follow in 2020! I’m honored to be included among the list of such great bloggers!!!
Happy Holidays my friends! Whatever you are celebrating right now, celebrate the good and have fun!!
