Robert Gillett

I don't remember the scenario but, my husband made the comment that "we have MS". I have been diagnosed, he has not, nor does he have MS symptoms. This comment made me pause and ponder his statement. I have realized that my diagnosis, not only affects me, it affects nearly everyone I come in contact with with but, MS impacts my family and close friends profoundly. The people I encounter at the store, I walk slower, become off balanced, and occasionally fall. (I'm sure I have been the topic of...

Sitting here alone once again with only my thoughts Reflecting over the things in life that matter most and can’t be bought The things I could once do so many years ago before that day The devastating day when my life changed forever and I heard that doctor say Those two words that would forever change my life and my way Multiple sclerosis, oh no, not me I’m fine things like that happen to others, not me Let me go home and wait a while and all of you will see My family were all so sad and...

I started with nine, but now there are eight. How can that be? Families are supposed to expand not shrink, Or only in old age. As a young person I thought I might be blessed with offspring of my own, And hopefully as time progressed grandchildren too. But no, that was not meant to be, Or at least it didn’t transpire that way. I was always one of four, The youngest of my siblings. A readymade family. And as my parents left the stage early, My siblings became my nucleus. Then they started...