Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis aka MS in May 2009, Patrice Majors the co-owner and founder of FOCUS on the 615, shares her personal story about living with this disease as she tells you where she’s been, how she got here, and where she’s headed. As a result of numerous problems with MS and a recent health scare with her heart, she embarks on a journey to return to the best shape she can get into. She will share with you what she learns about good health along the way as she trains and prepares to enter the MS Jack and Back bike event here in Nashville in the fall where she has set her goal to complete the 120 mile bike ride from Nashville to Lynchburg, TN (Jack Daniels Distillery) and back in a 2-day ride. Come share the experience with her as she trains for this event and tells you her story of how she got here in the first place seeking to raise awareness for MS along the way.
A Light At The End Of The Dark Tunnel And A Fork In The Road
Well, all things come to an end and luckily that dark period did, too. Now, please know that I’m not the kind who wallows in self-pity. This actually was something quite common for anyone diagnosed with an incurable, chronic illness. There is mourning for the loss of the body once had. The one thing you thought you could always count on, your body, now working against you and much weaker than before. There also is the loss of self-confidence that comes with it. So much self-doubt. No longer feeling capable of so many things. Feeling weak, like could stumble & fall both literally AND figuratively speaking. It was a hard period, but I firmly believe that we must all at some point in our lives be forced to face our fears. We learn WHO exactly we are in those instances. Continue Reading →
