For the last 2 months, I have been keeping a secret about my life. Ive told some family and friends, but I need to get it off my chest and its easier to make a public statement than to try and tell everyone individually. 2 weeks ago I was officially diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The silver lining, I have whats called Relapsing Remitting MS. 400,000 people in the US are diagnosed with MS, 80% have Relapsing Remitting MS. There are 3 other types, all of which are more destructive to the body and brain. MS is a strange disease that affects each person differently, me trying to explain it would cause more confusion than education. If you want to know the in-depth details, Google makes it pretty easy to understand. This is something that will never go away, something that I have to accept as part of my life. I will not give up, I will not give in, and I will not let it dictate my life. For my son, for Savanna, for my family, for myself, and for our future. I have too much to loose if I let it control me and I sit back and do nothing. Nor Onward and upward to make a better life for my son, my love, my family, and I! The reason this came to light, was a week before Jonathan was born, I went to the hospital (some of you probably remember the picture of my in a hospital bed) because the entire right half of my body went numb. At that point, it had been 48 hours since the numbing began. After 11 hours waiting in the ER, I finally received a MRI (its funny, I remember the MRI technician had this solemn look after the procedure). The doctor came in about 20 minutes after the nurse wheeled me and the bed back to the ER room, and informed Savanna, my mother, and myself that I had 10-15 T2 hyper-intense plaque-like lesions throughout my brain. Something commonly found in people who have MS. I immediately had an appointment to see a neurologist the next week. Well, the following Wednesday Savanna went into labor. So it obviously had to be rescheduled. I saw the doctor the following week, after a few motor skill test, and another MRI, he determined my disease will affect me on a more neurological level than physical. In order to life a normal life, I have to change my life to be able to live my life. I am a lucky man however, I have a beautiful, strong, loving woman by my side who will not let me fail anyone, including myself. She has been steadfastly helping me change for the better while taking care of our 2 month old. I wouldnt be able to make myself better if I didnt have you, Savanna.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 02:16:32 +0000
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