{"id":849,"date":"2022-05-08T16:14:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T16:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/?p=849"},"modified":"2022-05-08T16:14:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T16:14:16","slug":"honoring-mothers-living-with-ms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/?p=849","title":{"rendered":"Honoring Mothers Living with MS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-850 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AdobeStock_155787050-218x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AdobeStock_155787050-218x300.jpeg 218w, https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AdobeStock_155787050-745x1024.jpeg 745w, https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AdobeStock_155787050-768x1056.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AdobeStock_155787050-1117x1536.jpeg 1117w, https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AdobeStock_155787050-1489x2048.jpeg 1489w, https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AdobeStock_155787050-scaled.jpeg 1862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Motherhood.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 It requires strength, patience, tolerance, common sense, devotion, and countless other skills and virtues. It\u2019s hard, demanding, never ending. It is the hardest job in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Living with MS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0It requires strength, patience, tolerance, common sense, perseverance, and countless other skills and virtues. It\u2019s hard, demanding, never ending. \u00a0It makes the hardest job in the world extra hard.<\/p>\n<p>I know because I am a mother living with MS. Unconditional love despite the challenges. it\u2019s good to focus on how it\u2019s built our character, and how that character is transformed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-851\" src=\"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mothers-Day-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-852\" src=\"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mothers-Day2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>I honor all mothers this Mother\u2019s Day, especially those living with MS! <\/strong><\/span><strong>&#x1f600;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Debbie Petrina<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Author of\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3CyU3R2\">Managing MS<\/a><\/em><em><br \/>\nCommunity Advocate for MultipleSclerosis.net\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/\">www.DebbieMS.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motherhood. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 It requires strength, patience, tolerance, common sense, devotion, and countless other skills and virtues. It\u2019s hard, demanding, never ending. It is the hardest job in the world. 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