Welcome

I wanted to start a new blog as my old one belongs to a life that no longer exists. That's not to say my life is so very different than it was. In many ways it's still the same but so much has changed that I found it impossible to slip into my old world. That time has forever passed and a new life is before me. This new life possesses new struggles but I can't help but feel that it brings with it a richness that was lacking in the old.

Just over a year ago I became very ill and was hospitalized with lesions on my brain, optic nerves, and down my spinal cord. Eleven months later, upon a second attack, my old diagnosis was tossed out and I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Last month I received a second opinion that confirmed this diagnosis. I struggle every day with symptoms but I try to focus on facing down what is before me and not worrying too much about things that may never come to pass. That's not to say I don't consider the future quite often and sometimes struggle to stay in the present but I don't see the point in borrowing too much trouble.

My goal for this new space isn't to write an MS blog although I'm sure that will figure prominently as I navigate my way through getting my illness stabilized. I intend to continue writing a lifestyle blog and I've decided a new life deserves a new space. Welcome to Tiger Bites.