Pregnancy, MS & Me

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Pregnancy, MS & Me

As of starting this post I'm almost 38 weeks pregnant and over the last few weeks or maybe a month or so, my level of excitement has decreased or was it even there to start with?  Maybe its the thought of the impending birth of this tiny human or the thought of looking after said tiny human or even how life will NEVER be the same again, I don't know.  I think even the whole thought of coping during the birth and afterwards and having MS scares the crap out of me.

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A Letter to MS

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A Letter to MS

Dear MS,

I'm not sure if that greeting is appropriate because you are not dear to me, you were an unexpected and unwelcome visitor that has turned up but sadly you will never leave.  The day I found out you were coming to stay is a day I  will never forget, that is only if you permit my memory to serve me for years to come but I guess it is for that reason why I have chosen to write this.  It was on that day, the 4th of April 2013, that I was told about how you were residing in my brain and on my spinal cord in the form of several lesions.  When I saw you for the first time I knew you were the reason for my stumbling, falling, pins and needles, numbness and vertigo.  I was so mad at you.  Why did you have to come and stay with me?  

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Suicide and MS

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Suicide and MS

This is a blog by Jennifer Digmann, she felt inspired and encouraged by my recent blog on Euthanasia  to create the dialogue needed for such a post by using her own personal experiences and views.  It features a real life article on a woman who takes her life after living with MS for almost 40 years and Jennifer talks about her views on suicide and MS.

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Fundraiser Success!

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Fundraiser Success!

We held the fundraiser on the 30th of June and it was a raging success.  We had an approximate head count of around 110 people to help raise money and awareness for MS.  It was more then we could've imagined for an event with only a month and a half of planning.  We had more then enough delicious food so everyone would've left satisfied thats for sure!  Everyone wore a splash of red and it just made the event look even more amazing.

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Alternative and Complementary Therapies

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Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Osteopathy

I have been using my Osteopath Dr John White, the Founder of Osteoworks, for many many years and he has helped me though my back pain, neck pain and pins and needles in my feet with great success.  Before I was diagnosed my back pain and pins and needles were always thought to be from my job as a nurse and the disc degeneration in my L5/S1 discs and it was treated that way, it did help but never went away for longer then about 4-5 months.

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Second Neurologist Appointment

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Second Neurologist Appointment

I had my second Neurologist appointment yesterday (18/06) and I was once again nervous, sitting there waiting to hear what he had to say.  The waiting room was full and I thought "Great, I should know doctors never run on time." but it really wasn't that long because the other patients didn't need long appointments.  It was finally my turn (only 15 minutes from my appointment time) so I went in and sat in the familiar chair opposite him at his desk. He greeted me with a smile and asked how I had been.  

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