When I started having symptoms, even at my worst, I never expected that I had an autoimmune disease. Although looking back now, it seems pretty obvious that it was exactly that. I started noticing something was wrong when I was having problems with my vision, along with numbness and tingling in my legs. My vision slowly got worse over a few months until I couldn’t drive myself anywhere. After months of doctor visits, I finally got an MRI that confirmed it was MS. My symptoms have since gotten much better, but I know that I will always be affected by them. However, I have been looking at the positives of my diagnosis instead of the negatives. Ever since I was diagnosed with MS, I've learned a lot. One of these things, unfortunately, is that specialty pharmacies can make it pretty difficult to get medication at times, but I have also learned some things that I believe will help me a lot in life. I've always been the type of person to fear the unfixable. Ever since I was young, I have obsessed over things I can't change, whether it be illnesses and problems that I have or bigger issues that are going on in completely other parts of the world. The thought that there are some things that I will never be able to change has been something that has kept me up countless nights. So, when I was diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune disease, I had to come to terms with the fact that this is something I may never feel in control of, even though it will affect me a lot throughout my life. I realized that I can't go through life focusing on things that I can't control or obsessing over things that could have been different. I have also learned that if I want something, I shouldn’t waste time doing things that aren’t going to make me happy. Instead, I should go for what will. For me, this includes getting my degree in Accounting and, then, coming back and getting a degree in Computer Science. Even though it's going to take a lot of time and a lot of work, learning is something I enjoy, and I want to learn about the things that I'm genuinely interested in. I also don’t want to go through life only thinking of myself and what will only make me happy though. I want to use what I have to help others. That is why I want to get involved more in charities and non-profit organizations. I have always enjoyed volunteering. In high school, my friends and I started a club where we volunteered at nursing homes and made coloring books for a children's hospital. Although I have been involved in these things, since my diagnosis and my realization that there are things I will never be able to change, I have decided to change the things that I can. Life can be short, long, difficult, easy, and countless other adjectives. You never know what can happen, so I want to use the life and the time I have to make a difference.