words we use

Aurore (aurore(AT)erols.com)
Wed, 11 Mar 1998 23:23:52 -0500

>Some time ago there was discussion here about the med field >expanding the
range of 'tm' as it relates to various unknown causes >of spinal damage.

I always thought TM was any injury of the myelin that didn't fit another
category of illness.

>cause of Myelin death

When I was first recovering from TM, one of my health care practitioners
suggested using "injury" instead of "damage", "death", or "destroy". I know
an injury can be so severe that it results in the last three, but I do
prefer to just stop at injury, at least when I think of my own spinal cord,
because it means I can keep recovering and improving and don't have an
impossible hurdle.

I did just get a degree in English (rhetoric), but I do think it's important
what kind of images we give ourselves. What do you folks think?

Aurore