Hello Everyone

[MonkeyMike]

As I joined the Forum today, I thought I would say hello.
I was diagnosed with MND in December 2022 and am now on the fast track to a new life.
I have had a look through some of the posts and I think that I will enjoy your company in the months ahead.
Bye for now.

[Arcadian]

Sorry to read you have MND.
Noticed your location on profile - I'm between Oxford, Winchester, Marlborough quite often, but live up north and not sure what resources you have locally.

[Tabbycat]

MonkeyMike welcome to the forum.

[Ellie]

MonkeyMike A warm welcome to the forum, Mike, sorry you've had to join us.

Looking forward to getting to know you. xx

[JamesW]

Hi Mike,
Sorry you find yourself here but I hope you find some comfort and companionship here in the threads 👍😊

see you around,
James

[Zante]

MonkeyMike Hi Mike, a warm welcome from me. As has been said before I am sorry that you have had to join us, I hope you will find the forum useful, supportive fun and helpful. xx

[shelly21]

Hi Mike. Hope you get lots of info from the forum members. Its been my life line.
well done for braving your first post.

[Piglet]

MonkeyMike Hi Mike.welcome to the forum. Everything is very daunting at first, please don’t hesitate to vent any emotions of any kind on here.you will find empathy and understanding. Xx

[Peter]

Hi Mike
welcome to the forum.

[Claireflo]

Hi MonkeyMike welcome to the forum, there's loads of knowledgeable people on here so if you have any questions someone will have some useful advice (especially our resident expert Ellie!).

[Olivia H]

MonkeyMike welcome to a very supportive forum 🙂

[Tony]

Hi Mike. Welcome aboard. You are in very good and supportive company.

[MonkeyMike]

Thank you for your kind and supportive words. Reading through some of the posts there is a lot of anguish and fear, but also the inspirational and heroic. I can see its a transition from at first being pulled uncontrollably into a black hole and then realising that gradually you are being pulled back. Pulled back by the love and support from the people around you, strangers even! I have decided not to fight the loss (I don't mean the physical loss, I will keep doing the physio and take the tablets) but to accept that MND is a new way of being me. I learnt this from many years living with people with learning difficulties. People at the margin of society have so much to give and teach to the rest of us.

[WheelsOfSteel]

I have decided not to fight the loss - but to accept that MND is a new way of being me.

That's probably the best way to get yourself into the right place to deal with this (and I will shamelessly steal that quote )
Welcome to the gang.

[MonkeyMike]

You're welcome Eddie, power to you!