Fern ~ I was diagnosed just a month ago at age 68. My "new normal" is now being redefined, like you, in how I see myself.


You are not broken. Here is my favorite saying that I want to share with you "strong at the broken places".


That is a very healthy remark "I think I need to focus first on fixing how I view myself. The rest is really out of my control". I agree with you on this. Coming to the realization that we cannot control how others view us is a difficult one. Our sense of reality may be different than how others see us, but the most important thing is how we see ourselves. We are the one living with the ups and downs and strange feelings that are out of our control at times. So, control can be an issue for us.... letting go of control over what others think of us and gaining control over our changing moods.


Keep remembering that you are "strong at the broken places"

Birdie