Like the Wind Not the Color

At the time of my diagnosis, because my head was in a crazy fog - physically, emotionally, mentally - I decided I was going to start writing in a journal. I wanted to be able to keep track of everything, as my memory had just taken a permanent shit. I purchased my journal online while in the hospital receiving steroid infusions. I wanted it to be special. I needed someplace to write it all down in and I wanted it to be inviting, as writing has never appealed to me. Ever. My journal is made of soft, supple brown leather; the pages are unlined, and it opens like a secret book of treasures that have long been forgotten. It is packed full of "stuff" from my journey - my thoughts, my Rx's, my heartbreaks, my symptoms, my wins, my losses, my donations. The inception of this story comes from that journal, one of my most valuable possessions. The journal captured my life from the time of my MS diagnosis in September of 2016 to the half I finally got to run in February of 2019. It is the true story of overcoming and overturning odds. It is raw. It is painful. It is funny. It is filled with f-bombs. I've been told it's inspiring too.

JULIE BLEW is a mother, a yoga instructor, a runner, a photographer, a philanthropist, and a warrior. When she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2016 it did not take her down, instead it inspired her to fight against insurmountable odds given to her by the top doctors in the country. She took those odds and ran with them. Literally. She is still winning, running, and fighting for her MS family, raising money for a cure. She has no plans on stopping.