This morning I awoke remembering two dreams I had during my restful night of slumber (and drooling).

Did I mention I drool in my sleep?  I make a St. Bernard seem like it has cotton-mouth.  But that’s another story.

So, I was reliving my dreams of walking and moving about and running free of any constraints of multiple sclerosis. 

I frolicked…without spasticity…at normal human speed, not my typical “use me as a sundial” snail’s pace.

As I told my wife of my dreams I said, “Funny how in my dreams I don’t have MS!”  She simply replied, “Because that would be a nightmare.”

(Pause)  Right.  I agreed.  A nightmare.  I think.

Then, my wheels began turning.

(I remind you, when I have a thought it sounds like a peanut (my brain) bouncing around inside a tin can (my big empty head).

I pondered.  If my dreams of being MS free are dreams.

And my dreams WITH multiple sclerosis are nightmares.  Then, does that make my waking hours, dealing with all the amenities MS has to offer, a nightmare too?

Am I living a dream….Or am I living a nightmare?

Am I making any sense?

Me & my shrink.

This is gonna require a couch session with my shrink.  Maybe Dr. Bizzledorf can draw some conclusions from my quandary!

Seriously though, this falls in the category of how you look at life’s situations.  Optimist vs. Pessimist.  Glass half-full vs. Glass half-empty.  Because I don’t think of my life as a nightmare, nor do I see it as a dream either.

Certainly, I don’t want my kids or your kids or their kids to have to deal with what those of us with MS must face each day.  So you just make the most of what you got.

The Funny Meter

 Yeah, I figured the Funny Meter (pegging zero) would make an appearance.  It’s like a bad rash.

C’mon, gimme a break Funny Meter, I’m being phylo-dough-sophical here.  Something like that!

I gotta believe someone with multiple sclerosis on their plate must look at each day straight-on.  Not worrying about yesterday.  Not fretting about tomorrow.

MS or not, we’re all living the dream right?  May yours be sweet.