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Familial Hemiplegic MigraineDRUGS I AM TAKING:
DiamoxABOUT ME:
Well, where do I start...After high school I joined the Air Force Reserves. Spent 6 years at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station in NY. During my time in the Air Force I was attending college and graduated in 1994. I made the rank of Staff Sergeant and then got out in 1996. A lot of BS was going on and I didn't want any part of it. I moved to Florida and only stayed there for about 5 months and then moved to Cleveland, Ohio. There I worked for the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office in the Scientific Identification Unit scanning criminal photos into the computer. I did that for a year until I took the test to be a Deputy Sheriff. Well, to my surprise I passed that with flying colors and I became a Deputy back in May 1997. I spent two years up in Ohio working in the Courts Division, Patrol Division and Transportation Division until I moved again and went back to Florida where I took my out-of-state law enforcement course which lasted for 2 weeks and then took the state exam. I then became a Deputy for Marion County here in Florida. I worked in the Courts. I liked that because I had set hours, though I did have a lot of overtime. I was going through a rough time, health-wise so I resigned from that. After taking some time off I then became a Probation Officer for the Salvation Army of Corrections. I totally loved that job. I had definitely found my calling but unfortunately my health deteriorated which caused me to resign from that job. I was so devastated. I am now disabled and unable to work or drive. I have been disabled since November 2003. I have my good days but more so bad days. I have been in and out of doctor offices and hospitals. I spent a year and a half at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. I have been put through the ringer and have had just about every test imaginable. The doctor's tell me that I have a rare form of migraine disease called Hemiplegic Migraine which causes stroke like symptoms. The whole right side of my face droops. I am so tired of all this, but at least I get up every morning plant my feet on the floor and put a smile on my face or at least try to. I just have to try and take everything in stride.PHOTOS:
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