Multiple Sclerosis as a Character in the Movie of Your Life

Someone once told me “Everyone directs their own movie.  They see life through their own lens.”  This is true on so many levels, most of which I won’t attend to in this blog. Working on a project for the past two weeks I’ve begun to see MS as a character in the story of my life.  MS is not the star – it’s not even a supporting role – but a former headliner making a cameo appearance at the most annoying times. It is a part of my story. As the director of my own film, it’s my job to keep this big-headed ego of a character from stealing the scenes, upstaging the important players, and stepping on lines. Like the drama club coach who has to deal with a runaway teen however, sometimes it’s just more work to constantly correct, cajole and shift focus… Sometimes, I just let a rehearsal scene go in hopes that MS won’t take over an opening-night performance.  It’s an energy balance thing. What would a character sketch of MS be like for stage direction?  What words of phrases can get the essence of this disease across to people wondering what that distraction lingering at the edge of the wings might be?  How would you describe the moment when multiple sclerosis barges in and mucks up your performance? This isn’t like one of our MS Symptom Thesaurus posts.  Rather, this is a chance to put human features, emotions, actions and language to this interloper in the theater of our lives. My MS Character is something like a former all-star j...
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