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Hi there, Cam here! So nice of you to join me. Do you have your coffee ready?

Well, pull up a chair and have a seat with me. Let’s chat. Oh, why yes, I have missed you too!

Ready to collectively join in with a huge voice to sing (in harmony) this entry’s title?

Of course, you are! 1…2….3 .. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS! *Cue confetti and balloons falling from the sky*

So, I know what you are thinking …. weird statement … right? Well, 6 years ago, today, my life encountered a weird turn of events. A plot twist if you will.

On October 28^th, 2014 … my world stopped with the screeching sound of a neurologist saying “We have confirmed that you have Multiple Sclerosis” …………thus…MS was born. 

This invisible, unpredictable, thorn in my flesh took its form and gave name to the symptoms I was too stubborn to bring any attention to. The numbness, the fatigue, the weakness, the forgetting of words, the stumbling all … made ….. sense.  You know, when I hear of other MS diagnosis stories, I always hear others say what a relief it was for them to finally have a name to the issues they were experiencing. Well, what is not discussed is the fear associated with saying its name, the fear in realizing that you were now given a life sentence as there still is no cure for this MS monster.  

So, back to October 28^th, 2014 – I stared blankly as the neurologist gave me my life sentence. From that day onward my world became a haze of sadness, fear, and anger. Fear began to cripple me more than the potential effects of the disease ever could, and anger set in because let’s face it, as much as we say God is in control and that we want everything He has for us –  how do we react when what we are given doesn’t line up with OUR idea of what our life should be like. Oh, how silly it is to think we know better than the all-knowing creator! But what’s so dope about God is that He knows this! He knows that it is our humanistic nature to still want control, hence He says to just give him a mustard seed of faith and watch Him move mountains! 

Ok, let’s continue, back to October 28^th, 2014 – As I stared off I couldn’t understand why God would’ve given me something to slow me down and thought, all of my plans shattered if eventually there was a possibility of little to no movement. 

So why do you ask…why am I celebrating the birth of my MS? Why observe the date I was given this life sentence? Well the answer is quite simple my friends …… Acceptance. 

I have realized that although a life sentence, I was not given a death sentence. Although issues with movement at times, I have proven time and time again that movement is possible.

See, what I have learned during these 6 years is that what the enemy intends for harm, God will ALWAYS turn for good. He has slowed me down with purpose and has proven time and time again that I can do all things. 

From this blog used as a platform to shed awareness, to my professional and educational leaps and growth, starting my own HR consulting firm (shameless plug time->) Concrete HR Solutions, LLC – Check me out, to continuing to showcase creativity through theater and screenwriting….today, I celebrate:

Those who love me, MSey and all; 

Resiliency;

Tenacity;

Dedication;

Positivity;

Growth;

Persistency;

Acceptance;

And lastly ….. having faith bigger than that mustard seed. 

So, to my MS….You may slow me down, but I will never stop moving forward.

Happy Birthday!

“He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” – Matthew 17:20