I have been diagnosed with MS for over 40 years and not once while dreaming have I ever been in a wheelchair. I would love to hear from others if they dream or not. Maybe most see themselves as able bodied in their dreams.
Rich
Rich
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Rich,
funny you should post this. I dream alot that I am running, jumping or climbing steps normal.....then I wake up, and for a short moment I wonder if this ms thing was a dream. It doesnt take but a few seconds however to realize I cannot do any of those things.
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I’ve had a few occasions where I’ve woken up in the middle of the night and I can actually move. Stand up, lift my legs, feel my feet. I do it for a while, so happy; go back to sleep; wake up and nah, not happening.
I swear it’s not just a dream. Maybe it is.Comment
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I’m able to walk and move around normally in my dreams. I’ve had progressive MS for 15 years, in a wheelchair for the last 3.Comment
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I've had PPMS for about the last 10 years with progressing disability. I am able bodied in my dreams and not in my w/c. I was very active before my diagnosis in my early 50s so not sure if the mind goes back to those years while dreaming.Comment
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Hello
I have had MS for 18 years and SPMS for 5 years. I switch between walker and travel scooter in and out of the house. I am 45 and I used to run, bike, do Pilates and yoga and enjoyed being outside. I am no longer able to drive due to optic neuritis which has been the hardest hurdle for me to move past. I try to not think about the past which is not always easy. There are many things that I miss about being able bodied but I try each day to find small things that make me happy like watching the birds, listening to music, and playing the piano. Being here and talking with others also helps. I hope that you have a great day!Comment
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Hi, Wheelzip. Long time no talk to. Interesting thread, I dream like this. As a former urban transit specialist (AKA bus driver) I dream entire routes that I drove in the ten years that I drove in and around Cincinnati. Before the bus driving, I worked for a wheelchair van service, and private ambulance. Then before that, a fire company in my old hometown, a bedroom community of Cincinnati. All these get together in my head, and if only I could record the images.Originally posted by wheelzip View Post
Best part, I'm able to see in color everything that is there. I don't remember all of them, just bits and pieces, after I wake up and ask myself, where was I last nite. And the images aren't doubled as everything is when I'm awake. This makes every night an adventure.
These days I can only manage to sleep three hours at a time, which I attribute to the ongoing financial disaster that I live with every day. But, those three or so hours that I manage to sleep is absolutely fantastic. Not being able to drive is definitely a hurdle, I too have not gotten over that jump.
More than that, just feeling that I am stuck, unable to do a lot of things that I used to do. Actually, just being able to do tings that I want to do now, not tings I used to do. I don't think I'll ever get the past things out of my memory, and maybe it's good that they stick around.
July 2018 will make 9 years since I was diagnosed. I think I was secondary progressive when I got the diagnosis, and all the steroids and beta seron was just a waste of money and time. I really don't know what is next, but this ten year experience has not been any fun.Comment
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