mull words // 33 (& an MS update)

Thanks to dear Meg for these words today. 

It has been a while since I provided any sort of update on Jake's MS. Which is a good thing, ya' know? This falls firmly in the camp of "no news is good news." Alas, January has gotten 2016 off to a tumultuous start on this front and I'm grateful for the reminder of the words above.

The long and short of it is that an MRI at the tippity-top of the month reminded us that stability is not guaranteed and things change suddenly. Rapidly increasing symptoms a few weeks later slapped us in the back of the head and said "See? I told ya'." But, an emergency round of steroids infused into Jake's veins took the wind out of MS's sails and whispered "but don't freak out, there's never any reason to lose yourself in fear, just keep loving."

So, here we are, seemingly stable once again. Another MRI will happen at about the same time this new baby is anticipated to arrive and we will have a glorious distraction from whatever decisions and bridges we need to cross then. Not now.

An MS post filled with smooch-y pictures, because smooching is the best medicine. And laughing too, of course.