MS is a chronic, often disabling disease with mild to severe physical and emotional effects that can be lifelong. That is what Kari had to face just as she was entering the most exciting time of her life. A few years later, this is what I had to come to grips with as our relationship grew. Kari didn t have the choice of walking away from her diagnosis. Ironically, though I became attracted to her for reasons that were probably directly related to her having to deal with multiple sclerosis.
Life throws obstacles in everyone s path.
Some are small, some large, some lifestyle-altering. How one deals with these hardships depends on one s character. Kari was dealt a challenge with an unknown outcome. She responded by confronting the issues head-on. Her enthusiasm and desire to seek new experiences is obvious and magnetic.