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After we were told that "something" invaded Jake's spinal cord, ans read of
the various things that were possibilities....we have wondered if perhaps
several of the snowboarding and biking accidents that Jake had, perhaps
didn't leave his spinal cord with some "breaks" that left it easier for the
virus or whatever to attack. But, like I've mentioned before, I really
believe that it is a cumulation of first having a weakened immune system,
whether from heredity or stress or illness, and then having any one of or
all of the things mentioned on Phil's survey happen to you. In Jake's
case, I believe he had every single thing on Phil's list happen to him.
But I don't think that just the car accident alone would cause TM. Could
have caused a weak spot in her spine,,,a place for that mean old virus or
antibody to attack. It's kind of like "what comes first, the chicken or
the egg?" "what comes first, the bad antibody, or the spine injury?" Gone
on long enough about that one...How are you all doing? I noticed Sumer
emailed one of her own messages the other day. I wish Jake would talk to
some of the folks on this list...He likes to here what you all have to say,
but he doesn't want to talk yet. He does have fun with Jim's different
pages...has been to the Cape Canaveral and Dis Res Page etc. Hope
everything is going fine in your home. I know it's a tough battle. Judi
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> From: Dippy Smotherman <Rickie.Smotherman(AT)gte.net>
> To: tmic-list <tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com>
> Subject: cause
> Date: Tuesday, March 24, 1998 11:28 AM
>
> Sumer was in an accident the day before she got TM. It was a very minor
fender bender. We were parked
> and a car swirved and hit us from behind. It didn't seem to much impact.
But the lady beeped her horn first
> and Sumer remembers turning and seeing the car where she hit us. Right
after the accident Sumer went into our
> church whuile took care of the paper work. She said when she was in
church her lower back started to hurt,
> but then went away. We went to a craft fair after church and while we
were walking she said her legs hurt a
> little, but that also went away. She was fine until the next day around
5:00pm when she said her back hurt, I
> told her to go take a hot bath. when she sat down into the water her
legs went numb. When I took her to the
> hospital I ddid not mention the accident right away, because I did not
think of it. I later told them about it.
> Could the TM have been caused by the accident? Might she had jerked a
certain way that caused the spinal
> cord to swell? Please, give us your input.
>
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After we were told that =
"something" invaded Jake's spinal cord, ans read of the =
various things that were possibilities....we have wondered if perhaps =
several of the snowboarding and biking accidents that Jake had, perhaps =
didn't leave his spinal cord with some "breaks" that left it =
easier for the virus or whatever to attack. But, like I've =
mentioned before, I really believe that it is a cumulation of first =
having a weakened immune system, whether from heredity or stress or =
illness, and then having any one of or all of the things mentioned on =
Phil's survey happen to you. In Jake's case, I believe he had =
every single thing on Phil's list happen to him. But I don't think =
that just the car accident alone would cause TM. Could have caused =
a weak spot in her spine,,,a place for that mean old virus or antibody =
to attack. It's kind of like "what comes first, the chicken =
or the egg?" "what comes first, the bad antibody, or the =
spine injury?" Gone on long enough about that one...How are =
you all doing? I noticed Sumer emailed one of her own messages the =
other day. I wish Jake would talk to some of the folks on this list...He =
likes to here what you all have to say, but he doesn't want to talk yet. =
He does have fun with Jim's different pages...has been to the Cape =
Canaveral and Dis Res Page etc. Hope everything is going fine in =
your home. I know it's a tough battle. =
Judi
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> From: Dippy Smotherman <Rickie.Smotherman(AT)gte.net>
> To: tmic-list <tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com>
> Subject: cause
> Date: Tuesday, =
March 24, 1998 11:28 AM
>
> Sumer was in an accident the =
day before she got TM. It was a very minor fender bender. We =
were parked
> and a car swirved and hit us from behind. It =
didn't seem to much impact. But the lady beeped her horn first =
> and Sumer remembers turning and seeing the car where she hit =
us. Right after the accident Sumer went into our
> church =
whuile took care of the paper work. She said when she was in =
church her lower back started to hurt,
> but then went away. =
We went to a craft fair after church and while we were walking she =
said her legs hurt a
> little, but that also went away. She =
was fine until the next day around 5:00pm when she said her back hurt, I =
> told her to go take a hot bath. when she sat down into =
the water her legs went numb. When I took her to the
> =
hospital I ddid not mention the accident right away, because I did not =
think of it. I later told them about it.
> Could the =
TM have been caused by the accident? Might she had jerked a =
certain way that caused the spinal
> cord to swell? Please, =
give us your input.
>