Symptoms Of MS : I’ll Run Again in Heaven
Symptoms Of MS : “I’ll Run Again In Heaven ”
This is the story of a ham and egger. A close friend of mine uses that term quite often and his definition of a ham and egger is someone who’s out in the real world grunting out a living. I wish I could say I’m rich and famous but I’m not. I’m just like 90% of the population out there grunting out a living with one exception. In 1991 I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It’s hard to believe it’s been 16 years already. I love to talk and when you’re reading this if it seems like I’m rambling from one topic to another I probably am. That’s a part of my multiple sclerosis.
I love to have fun and I’ve been told I have a great personality. I’m very honest and trustworthy. I would give the shirt off my back to someone that needed it. This summer will be 16 years since my diagnosis and I’m still out there grunting! At times I get down but I don’t stay that way very long. There is so much to do in life. In my case if you can get over the fact that you’re going to be doing those things sitting down helps you accept your disease. In my ebook I explain multiple sclerosis, my multiple sclerosis symptoms and how I’m going to earn a living on the internet. I’ll also talk about affiliate marketing and how disabled people or anyone can earn a living from their homes.
I’m 49 now and I can trace my symptoms back to at least 1980. I’ve had this disease in my body for half of my life. I remember when I was a little boy growing up in Rochester, Minnesota. A public service announcement on TV (this was the 60’s) showed people in wheelchairs with the tag line, “multiple sclerosis, the crippler of young adults”. I don’t think that tag line would work well these days in our politically correct world but back then it was OK. I myself was diagnosed at the age of 33. It’s ironic now that I have the disease and I can still remember that public service announcement 40 years ago.
As my body deteriorates right in front of my eyes I have to laugh at myself at the things I have trouble doing now that were once so easy for me. An example would be sweeping my kitchen floor. I have difficulties bending over. I now sit on a chair and scoot around my kitchen sweeping. One thing I’ve learned is there is always a solution to small problems. I used to be a pretty good athlete and at times it bothers me that I can’t do simple things anymore. Bending over to pick up a pair of socks takes some thinking but it can be figured out.
When I finally went in to see a neurologist in 1991 I was unsure what the heck was wrong with me. I had eyesight problems, numbness and tingling all over my body, I was having trouble urinating, I wasn’t sleeping too well, I had a slight limp and a myriad of other problems happening to my body. What could be wrong with me I asked myself? It had taken me a year to get in to see an eye doctor and it would be another 3-6 months before I finally had the answer that I was looking for. Believe it or not by the end of testing I was actually relieved that I had multiple sclerosis! I didn’t know what course it would take but at least I had a name for all my symptoms. I also knew that I didn’t have a stroke, cancer, ALS or any other major problem. I had been on a roller coaster ride for over a year and a half wondering what was wrong with me but now I knew!
In the past three years my MS has taken my legs. Being a former athlete, runner and biker I now can only walk about 100 feet before I’m looking for a chair to sit down on. I ride an electric scooter about 90% of the time. This takes some adjusting but it can be done. I also have severe fatigue which can come on at anytime of the day or anywhere. I now consider my fatigue more of a problem than my walking.
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