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Viewing my remission as a long weekend away from multiple sclerosis

In July 2016, I ran my first half marathon to mark my 13th year living with multiple sclerosis. I ran that run for me to prove to myself that I could do something that I never thought I could do, especially living with MS. I just ran my second half marathon on July 1st and this year, I focused on 13 reasons why I ran those 13.1 miles.

The motto next to my father's senior picture in his high school yearbook has reminded me how I need to live my life, especially living my life with multiple sclerosis.

Recently while on one of our outings, I was thinking that sailing is an incredibly fitting metaphor for life, especially life with multiple sclerosis…