Mark Harrington, a Boston native, shares how affirmation, humor, and acceptance can strengthen a relationship amid the changes caused by MG. Read his column, “Together.”
Transcript
I used to have a maid that went to the gym all the time and had a great body and worked out and all that, and that person’s gone. It just isn’t the energy of the — whatever — to to maintain that.
And so, when someone says to you, “You know, I care for you. I’m attracted to you.” And, you know, they may not use those exact words, but they can demonstrate through their actions. That’s very affirming because they’re seeing beyond the person who’s tired or the person who has days when they cannot speak.
And quite often, happens at the end of the day. My speech becomes difficult and becomes somewhat slurred. And someone said to me, “Oh, don’t worry about it. You’re just speaking in script.” And I thought, well, that’s a — that’s a good way of looking at it. I go from printing to using script at the end of the day, but being able to find humor in that and for that not to matter.
You know, again, it’s affirming because when we — when we love someone, we have to love them as they are.
