Outraged

I was sitting in the checkout line with my daughter in the cart reading the headlines on the silly gossip magazines.  I can’t remember which magazine it was on, but there was a picture of Ann Romney in the lower right hand corner and below it, it read. . .

“Battling MS and why this campaign will kill her!”

I said out loud, “You have to be kidding me!”  Makayla looked up at me and said, “What momma?”  I just shook my head and changed the subject.

How irresponsible for the reporters to put such a headline on the cover of a magazine in order to sell the story.  Stress is a major trigger for flare ups for people that have MS and I can only imagine the stress that this campaign is going to have on her body.  I don’t believe this stress will kill her.  Mrs. Romney was diagnosed with MS in 1998.  I am pretty sure she has ways that she manages her stress levels and whatever else her triggers are.

I have never been so thankful that my daughter can’t read.  Yes, she is only 2 years old, but I am very open with my kids and the fact that I have Multiple Sclerosis.  I don’t hide my symptoms from them and I don’t conceal my shots if they walk in the bathroom while I am doing an injection.  I’m not sure if they realize what is going on, but as they get older we will continue to have conversations with them about MS.  I want to make sure that they are well informed so that when they see a bogus headline like the one about Mrs. Romney and MS ‘Killing’ her they will know better and be just as outraged as I was!