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You’re funny you are! And I like to laugh, thankyou for that post and insight into you and your MSness.

I’ve got it too, the less bad version in my opinion, because I don’t LURCH into a relapse and into worse, and I thrive on my non-remittance, as time moves on, in my case, ever forwards, looking for the bright side, even as The Mess of MS messes with all of me, as I try to mourn the loss of capacities that the Old Whymark used to enjoy, and discover the possibilities and hold onto a NEW Whymark.

You and I have much in common,

I think 😌

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Thank you for reading Jacqueline, and I appreciate your take on your experience of MS!

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Love it already! Cant wait to see your next post/piece!

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Thank you Ellen, I hope you enjoy the others! 💛

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Apr 7Liked by Jane Harrison

What an amazing blogging debut Jane! Open, honest and bursting with the wonderful humour we know and love you for. Absolutely brilliant! 👏🏻 Keep the posts coming! 😊 xx

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Aw thank you so much Marianne, I really appreciate that. Post 4 coming soon! Xx

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Feb 18Liked by Jane Harrison

This is brave, funny, and incredibly charming — just like you. Keep it up! Kudos, Jane, from one writer to another. xoxo. M

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Thank you so much Matthew, those are lovely words, in fact I'm blown away by them 💖

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Feb 11Liked by Jane Harrison

Lost for words (which isn't me). Very personal, very informative and written with humour. Such a brave and inspiring thing to start a blog and to share your thoughts, feelings and experiences. Well done 💕

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Deb now you’re just making me cry! Thanks you so much for your lovely words 💕

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Feb 10Liked by Jane Harrison

Hi Jane … that is brilliant… my bodies too hobbylicious for you babe! Xx

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Haha baby I don’t think you can handle this! Xx

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Feb 9Liked by Jane Harrison

What a great first article (and articulate, but not in a lorry sense), Jane. Bravo! I've already learned at least two new things about you and Multiple Sclerosis. You've enticed your readers with much more to come.

As for 'Hobblicious', that is inspired.

PH

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Wow PH, I really appreciate your lovely comments, thank you. I look forward to finding out what you learned when I see you next... and I applaud you for the terrible gag!

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Feb 8Liked by Jane Harrison

Your absolutely brilliant sense of humour and your courage and determination absolutely shine through in this incredibly well-written, thoughtful entertaining and informative first post! I can't wait to read more. Also your invention and dictionary definition of 'hobbilicious' is genius 😂. I am so excited that your writing is now published for everyone to enjoy. ❤️

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Sue I am deeply touched by your lovely comments, thank you so much 💕 I’m excited to be doing it!

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Feb 7Liked by Jane Harrison

Fab work, Sis! Great to see all your hard work coming to fruition, look forward to your updates. I nearly bought you this gift,

https://www.satorinotes.com/products/sis-youre-doing-a-good-job

but then I came up with 3 reasons not to:

1, It's a bit naff

2, The word 'good' isn't nearly enough

3, We've had too many 'number 2' jokes already this week.

Soz!😁

Well done you, oh, and I didn't know you were a Librarian! 😯

R kid❤️

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Aw, thank you for your support R kid ☺️. I will look forward to the gift when you find one with 'brilliant', or 'awesome' on it! Surely there can never be too many of those jokes?! Librarian, well everyone has a dirty secret!

💛

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I look forward to your posts and appreciate that you are taking this step as someone who generally doesn’t share much about themselves in public. Reading about MS is one thing but quite different to learn about different people’s day to day experiences and how they are similar or different from each others’.

I wonder if you have ever run into Shahd Alshammari’s book “Head Above Water?”

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Reema, thank you so much for reading. I really am getting there with the sharing now the blog is actually out there!

That’s a wonderful book recommendation too, I hadn’t heard of it but looked it up following your note. It is now it high on my “to read” list. The cultural/gender perspective will be fascinating. Much appreciated. 💛

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