On July 3, 2009, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the Georgetown University Hospital. It was my third opinion and I remember being disappointed that I was being told by yet another doctor that I was going to live like this for the rest of my life. I was sent home to decide which treatments I would like to start to attempt to manage and slow down the progression. Although I had been going from doctor to doctor seeking an answer to many questions about my ailments for several months, I was not ready for the finality of the answer that I received on that day. I was brave while I was in the hospital and I made it all the way home before I cried.
Since that day in July, I have learned a whole lot about myself, the people I thought were my friends and about life in general. This blog is going to be about all those lessons learned and more. My life has been challenging at best, but I still feel truly blessed to have lived such an amazing life. I defied all kinds of odds as a teenager and I am defying them even now. I am the strongest person I know and I know a lot of people...lol. I don't have a lot of friends, but I know a lot of people.
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, unpredictable neurological disease that affects the central nervous system. The symptoms are different in every individual, so no one person's MS is the same. My symptoms began as dizziness, numbness in the feet and hands, and stiffness in the legs. I had my first MS episode on February 8, 2008 at 1:30 in the morning. For the next five months, I had vertigo 24 hours a day. I still experience a lot of problems with vertigo even now and I believe this is the one symptom that I will never be able to fully control.
As I go through my journey with this disease, I am hoping that my blog tales will be a help to someone who has it or is caring for someone who has it.
Many blessings and until tomorrow....
AJ
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