I would like to tell you a little story- I had a good doctor, a psychiatrist, whom I had seen for years. The suddenly he became quite ill and was out of the office for many months. He finally came back to work - he had suffered a stroke. This was a man who was one of the most respected doctors in his field, and he was in the prime of his life with nowhere to go but up... I said that to him one day," I am just ready to give up"- he maneuvered his electric wheelchair over to me and put his one good hand on my shoulder and said, " I'm not ready to give up on you yet." To think that this man, whom God had handed a plateful of problems, wasn't going to give up on me was more moving and kind than anything I can imagine.
So, it is hard to battle this disease, year after year, and of course you feel like giving up- it is a heavy burden, and sometimes you travel alone- but don't give up. Every day that we continue to live with this makes a difference somewhere, somehow, we never know-
so please don't give up. I won't give up if you won't....