People often ask me how I am doing. They are both serious and well-meaning, but I am not always sure how to answer. How am I doing – relative to what?
Compared to my worst periods with MS, I’m doing fabulously! In fact if I consider that my future may hold debilitating paralysis, immobility,and an untimely demise, then I am doing wonderfully today! (This creates a curious inverse relationship between optimism and state of being.)
But if the benchmark is a normal 44-year old man that can work to provide for his family, that can run up the stairs, and sing Christmas carols if he wants, then I’m doing poorly. Quite poorly. I can’t afford to use that benchmark.
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