this disease is so frustrating!

this disease is so frustrating!

i've had enough! though, 'enough' keeps growing.

i've had enough!  though, 'enough' keeps growing.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

pain

Dr. Donald Barone, director of the MS Center of SJ:
“There are no words that take away the pain people experience as they see their physical functioning declining.” [MS Connection 2009 issue 4 p.6]

i couldn't have said it better.

Friday, February 5, 2010

improvement?

dare i write it…? could i actually have some improvement? i put it as a question out of fear that it’s not true. it is though. there is an exercise i do w/ my arms, my aide always does the left arm. a while back i could put my arm straight out in front of me and raise it toward my ear. a few months ago i couldn’t lift it, only hold it straight as my aide lifted. yesterday, i lifted it again! so yes, there is improvement. i am still having days when my right arm and hand are weaker than 6 months ago but not worse than 2 months ago. i think my decline has finally become a plateau! the 1st i believe since 2007! thank you God, Tysabri, my body.