my name is Kheri, sounds like Carrie but not bodily injury obtained from speaking to me. I am new to this MS site. My Ms story...
... It started in 2003, June 15 of 2003 to be exact. I woke up one morning to get ready for work and my right hand was asleep. So, I went to work as normal. But my day just got worse from there. I could not write, when I spoke my words stated to slur, I couldn't even tie my shoes!! One woman I worked with had been a nurse ( thank God she was there) and she said " if I didn't know better I would say you are having a stroke".
Well I went to the ER and to my surprise that ER doctor had no idea what was wrong with me. He said " if it were not for the fact that you know where you are, what year it is, just plain coherent, I'm stumped. So we are sending you to JMCGH to see a specialist.
After a spinal tap and CT, and MRI this doctor came in. You have multiple sclerosis. I just stared at him, half grinning because I could only move half of my body. My mom just asked "What is that"? She literally went home after hearing what it was and looked it up online. Now keep in mind this was 2003. Not a lot of home computers then. Internet was still new. Shoot I had to get online with a second phone line and "Earthlink". Raise your hand if you remember that!!!
I went on for three years before I had my first relapse. I thought three years was a big deal. Everyone I knew that has MS said it was good.
That was in 2006, July 2006. I got pregnant with my daughter in August 2006. I have not had a relapse or flair-up since July 2006. Now it is 2019 and in that span of 13 years I have had two children, got divorced, got remarried and graduated college.
So when someone asks me how my MS is doing, I show them my children and husband. Because without them my MS would control my life not me controlling my life.
Vent, scream, sing, dance, cry, but above all these laugh. Laugh hard, laugh often but never laugh alone.
Drak
... It started in 2003, June 15 of 2003 to be exact. I woke up one morning to get ready for work and my right hand was asleep. So, I went to work as normal. But my day just got worse from there. I could not write, when I spoke my words stated to slur, I couldn't even tie my shoes!! One woman I worked with had been a nurse ( thank God she was there) and she said " if I didn't know better I would say you are having a stroke".
Well I went to the ER and to my surprise that ER doctor had no idea what was wrong with me. He said " if it were not for the fact that you know where you are, what year it is, just plain coherent, I'm stumped. So we are sending you to JMCGH to see a specialist.
After a spinal tap and CT, and MRI this doctor came in. You have multiple sclerosis. I just stared at him, half grinning because I could only move half of my body. My mom just asked "What is that"? She literally went home after hearing what it was and looked it up online. Now keep in mind this was 2003. Not a lot of home computers then. Internet was still new. Shoot I had to get online with a second phone line and "Earthlink". Raise your hand if you remember that!!!
I went on for three years before I had my first relapse. I thought three years was a big deal. Everyone I knew that has MS said it was good.
That was in 2006, July 2006. I got pregnant with my daughter in August 2006. I have not had a relapse or flair-up since July 2006. Now it is 2019 and in that span of 13 years I have had two children, got divorced, got remarried and graduated college.
So when someone asks me how my MS is doing, I show them my children and husband. Because without them my MS would control my life not me controlling my life.
Vent, scream, sing, dance, cry, but above all these laugh. Laugh hard, laugh often but never laugh alone.
Drak
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