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triciarr
Monday, July 27, 2009 at 06:19 PMre: Untitled Comment
momdukes
Monday, July 27, 2009 at 08:05 PMLike a Thief in the Night
MS came upon me just like a thief in the night. I was told that it had been lying dormant in my brain all my life. It waited until I was 44 years old before it decided to show up, and I thank the Lord for that. I was blessed. I got to enjoy my girls, years of cheerleading through jr. high school, and high school, completion cheerleading, and the jr. high and high school debate teams, and the high school marching band seasons. Even though there were signs but I did not know what as wrong, I continued on, with the grace of the Almighty. You know the old saying; "The Lord watches over babies and fools." He watched over my babies and I was the fool, but it paid off. Everybody always thought that I was just clumsy, when in all actually, it was the MS.
When I would get so tired marching in the prades with my child and have to jump and ride on the float, it was the MS. When I would be so dizzy and seemed drunk, it was the MS. When my left leg would drag and I would trip and fall, most thought I was doing too much...it was foot drop from MS. Now that I know these things my girls appreciate al that I did. My husband worked two jobs and I took my girls and their friend to where they needed to go. I was the"Single married Woman" but our children never suffered, no sir no way!
When the day came when all was revealed, everyone took it so hard, all but me. I knew something was wrong, but could not put my finger on it. My friends were crying, I was not, they said, "why are you not crying" "I told them that I was just glad to finally know what was wrong, and that they were crying enough, I would cry tomorrow if that was ll right, then they laughed"
My girls take me to the doctors, fuss at me for not eating right, they have taken on the parent role. I am blessed!
Sherry/smomdukes
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My teenage son & how he reacted to my MS...
Corrina
Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 04:20 PMI completely feel sympathetic towards you & others who have to undergo the effects of MS this way. My teenage son told me for I am the one affected by this disease. He said this, "Mom you used to be so kool, now all you do is sit there & your biggest activity is to watch the news and t.v." I used to be strong & be an avid beginning body builder at one time now most of my muscles are gone. I am tired & weak most of the time. I cry remembering the old me & how I used to love going for a jog & working out. I am now disabled, I use a scooter now & a cane for the short distances around the house. I also have to pay to have my laundry & cooking done. All of this breaks my heart, being that I once was able to do these things.
Corrina
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Thank-you Merely Me for always being so gently honest about this disease. It is funny, today, while on a walk with my daughter and son, I felt myself getting tired and I encouraged them to roller blade on and that I would watch "from here" and take a break in the shade. My daughter piped up and said "Mama, I hate MS, because you didn't go camping with us and now you want to just watch us instead of being right with us." I told her that nobody hates this disease more than I do. Then I said that I would do whatever I can to stay well and told her that compared to last year at this time that I was doing so well. (always look to the positive!) I agree with what you said; no matter what, nothing can change the fact that we are parents and that we love our children! Thank God for them too as they are my daily motivation to keep striving for healing and strength!