September 6th 2005 (9-6-5) was a day that changed my life forever. Below is my journal entry recorded on that date: ----I find myself today lost in the Sea of "What If". I met with my neurologist this morning and I now officially have MS. What is the difference between yesterday and today? Time passing is the only difference. I am the same person I was yesterday, just one day wiser. I just have some decisions to make concerning medications and my course of treatment. I am determined to not allow this to define me as an individual. It is just an external force pushing on me. I can choose to accept it or I can choose to rise above it. I choose to make the changes to allow for and position myself for a long fulfilling life. In moving forward, I can handle the challenge. I do not fail. I pray to God that my family has the strength to accept who I may become and to overcome challenges that may arise. There is nothing certain in life. As with the game of golf; I will move forward one shot at a time, never looking back to wonder if I should have "laid up" instead of going for the green. NO REGRETS! ----john platt