Most people will say “It’s awful”  and it is.  But, it’s all in the way we look at it.  For me, it’s ALS, my greatest challenge in life.   But if looked at differently, it’s also my greatest teacher and my Mission here on earth, to let all people in pain try some of the things in my line of work.  No kidding, I have learned more since this diagnosis then the last 30 years as a LMT.  You see Massage Therapy is the ” Mother” of all Therapies and it’s not even recognized for what it is.  Most people will actually still think of it as sexual ( dark ages thinking).   That could not be further from the truth.  It’s healing folks, it’s all in the Therapist’s heart, intentions,  the love they put in their hands every day, and transferring that healing energy to our fellow beings.  If you have chronic pain, if you are disabled, get a massage and include it in your weekly healing discipline.  Just do it!  Massage Therapists are like doctors, or Yoga teachers, if you don’t vibrate to one, don’t give up, try another one and another and another until you find the right one for you, there is a Therapist for you, I know for sure.  One of the thing we LMT’s have in common is Unity, we are not in competition with one another, we will refer you to someone else that performs a modality that is not your particular area of expertise.  To us, it’s more like cooperation to bring to you the best treatment you ever had.    So if you are in pain, do your research in Holistic healthcare, you will be amazed at the degree of nurturing you can have.