{"id":1107,"date":"2025-12-30T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wickedsister.evit.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/strength-determination\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:00:00","slug":"strength-determination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wickedsister.evit.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/strength-determination\/","title":{"rendered":"Strength & Determination"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It has been a little while since I posted. Honestly, the only reason I\u00a0haven’t\u00a0posted is that I have been reading and trying my best to avoid Christmas. I am unsure why, but I found it\u00a0nearly impossible\u00a0to get in the holiday spirit this year. Regardless of my feelings about Christmas, I hope you and your family had an amazing time and that you were able to spend the day with your loved ones. Even though I\u00a0couldn’t\u00a0get into the holiday spirit and my husband was suffering from a miserable neck ache, which meant I had to drive to his parents’ house, the evening itself went well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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I spent most of my morning on Monday battling with my neurologist\u2019s office. I know I\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0been in the office since last year, but what these people cannot seem to understand is that I do not have health insurance. The cost for specialty doctors\u2019 appointments is too expensive, which clearly, they cannot understand because they have not lived with an illness like Multiple Sclerosis and been without health insurance. The reason for my extended debate with the office was that I needed one prescription refilled, and they were refusing to refill\u00a0this medication until I was seen in their office.\u00a0In my opinion, this\u00a0was all about money for them, with no regard to my health care needs. After several hours of debate and not giving up, they finally agreed to call in a refill. It should never have taken that much effort on my part, and this was a terrible way to care for a patient! <\/p>\n

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Most people reading this have read my\u00a0previous\u00a0posts and know the love I have for animals. I have five cats\"🐱\" that live inside our home, and feed approximately six feral cats outside. It is with a very heavy heart and mind that one of the regular feral cats, Camie, whom I have become close to, has been missing for too many days\"😽\". I cannot even remember the last time I saw her, but I am not giving up on her because I know she is strong and a survivor. Considering I am incredibly worried about\u00a0her,\u00a0I have been in contact with all the neighbors whose phone numbers I have and asked them to keep an eye out for her. The main reason I am worried is that I was told a few months ago that one of Camie\u2019s kittens was hit by a car, and I worry about her safety. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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I have been searching for a job for two long\u00a0years, but\u00a0have been painfully unsuccessful. I know the job search process takes time and patience, but when you have both, and nothing comes to the surface, it can be extremely discouraging. To be discouraged means a person has lost their self-confidence, and their determination rapidly fades. People can almost end up wrapped in a shell of who they used to be. After too many years and failed attempts to make more of what feels like a broken life, and continuing to search for a sign, something that restores the optimism that once shone bright. It is not easy to put on a smile and pretend everything is fine, but inside you are crying\"😢\" and screaming\"😠\", only wanting to find stability with a job. It\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0sound like much to ask for, but\u00a0apparently it\u00a0is.<\/p>\n

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After everything I have written, I want to change the tone. Everyone\u00a0encounters\u00a0different issues in life, but we must remember the strength it has taken to get through all the battles. When you think about everything you have overcome in your lives so far, be proud because not everyone would have the same results. Whether you have battled through an illness without a cure, other hardships, struggles with family, losses, or anything else that was complicated,\u00a0YOU\u00a0<\/strong>found a way to survive. There are billions of people in this world, but there will never be another\u00a0YOU<\/strong>, and no other person knows the struggles\u00a0YOU\u00a0<\/strong>have experienced. Whenever you are having\u00a0a bad day\u00a0and\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know how to move on, remember\u00a0YOU\u00a0<\/strong>are a powerhouse with a strength that cannot be stopped! I hope the quote I have shared reminds you of how incredibly strong\u00a0YOU\u00a0<\/strong>are!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Thank you for visiting my site today. I hope you enjoyed what I have shared, and that something I have written resonates with you. Today is the last Tuesday of 2025, and I hope you have a wonderful day. No matter what happens during your day, please never let anything bring you down because you are worth more. I look forward to reading your comments and will respond as quickly as possible. Please never forget I am always\u00a0sending y\u2019all\u00a0LOTS\u00a0<\/strong>of love\"❤\", comfort, support, and\u00a0MANY\u00a0<\/strong>positive vibes\"😇\"!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Always, Alyssa<\/em><\/p>\n

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It has been a little while since I posted. Honestly, the only reason I\u00a0haven’t\u00a0posted is that I have been reading and trying my best to avoid Christmas. I am unsure why, but I found it\u00a0nearly impossible\u00a0to get in the holiday spirit this year. Regardless of my feelings about Christmas, I hope you and your family…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1108,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[11,15,9,8,13,14,12,10],"class_list":["post-1107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-multiple-sclerosis-research","tag-brain-repair","tag-marburg-type-ms","tag-ms","tag-multiple-sclerosis","tag-myelin","tag-neuroregeneration","tag-oligodendrocyte","tag-remyelination"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wickedsister.evit.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wickedsister.evit.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wickedsister.evit.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wickedsister.evit.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wickedsister.evit.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wickedsister.evit.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wickedsister.evit.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wickedsister.evit.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wickedsister.evit.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}