I'm off to our TM support/interest group meeting tomorrow, only a few of us
so far, only started June this year,but we will be chasing and hopefully
giving our government a good push to help our end to help us (in a manner of
words).
I'll get a letter to Karen earliest, probably take about 10 or so days to
get there.
Kind Regards from Errol in Queensland Australia.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gunny0011(AT)aol.com <Gunny0011(AT)aol.com>
To: Tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com <Tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com>
Date: Wednesday, 28 October, 1998 8:25 AM
Subject: Mushroo (Karen)
>Fellow Groupies;
> Karen has written me a letter and suggested that I post it to the list
on
>her behalf. Here it is.
>
>Dear Gunny;
> Mushroo here. Did you think I dropped off the edge of the world? I
sort
>of did!On 9-29, after having three weeks of muscle spasms despite increased
>medication, my Doctor decided to admit me, and treat me for three days with
>Solumedrol (IV Steroid). I taught for half a day and the feeling and went
to
>the hospital at 12:30. I noticed a feeling of increased weakness more and
more
>each half hour. Very weakly I walked from the parking lot and down two very
>long halls, up the elevator to the 7th floor to an admitting office
>(Neurology). By the time the paper work was done, I was very weak.Gunny, I
had
>to give a urins specimen and couldn't, they had to insert a Cath, and I had
a
>bad UTI. By 4:00 I was paralyzed on my entire left side, couldn't move my
>fingers or my left hand at all (numb). I spent five days in the Hospital
with
>terrible spasms. Treatment started that night, helped my are to resurrect.
I
>thought good, in two more days my leg will "fix" and I'll carry on, but it
>didn't. I spent two weeks at a Nursing Home Rehab, it's a nightmare of a
story
>I'll tell you later. Now I am in a Hospital bed at home thank God with my
>family. I was starting to be able to transfer to a wheel chair and sit up
>awhile, but had two big setbacks. I can't use my arms to push myself to a
>sitting position. I now have TM caused by MS diagnosis. They ordered an
>Electric wheel chair with reclining back which should come in a few weeks.
I
>am having PT three times a week, that's all the insurance covers, a nurse
>three times a week for personal care. Ins. wont cover that for much longer.
Mu
>Husband and Daughter do range of motion every day. Since I'm out of work,
no
>pay so James cancelled AOL, but I'm getting back on it as soon as I can. My
>students keep writing asking me to come back but I can't. Not all the
>determination in the world is moving my arms and body, but I'm dealing with
>it, a day, sometimes an hour at a time. I wanted to know if you'd type up
my
>letter on the list so everyone would know and also remind everyone I'm in
the
>Dirctory in Florida under Karen Casey if anyone would like to write. I
can't
>get to the computer just yet, but I will soon. Gunny - thanks. I'm so glad
>this directory came out, I might have lost you all forever. I appreciate
your
>support and prayers, are you still walking?? Love ya, Karen.
>
>Karen's address is
>
>Karen Casey
>1014 Lamp Post Ln.
>Lakeland Florida 33809
>
> On a personal note. I feel honored that Karen would write to me to get
>this out to all of you, but it also pisses me off. Here's one of our own
that
>has had a setback, and regardless of what circumstances she lives under, I
>think it's up to us to take care of us. You know her situation, and I
suggest
>we send her what we can to help her out. Karens become a real sweetheart to
>me, and maybe some of you, and we need to do what has to be done. I'm sick
of
>this Country bailing out Ethiopia, Morrocco, and whatever, now, lets
either
>shit or get off the pot. We gotta take care of us. For someone who knows
how,
>either Phil, or Doc, start a petition, lets get it signed, and lets get the
>job done. Send it to Congress, and lets get this thing licked. In the Corps
we
>had a code, I know not all people are not aware of this but it's simple,
you
>watch my ass and I watch yours. That's how it has to be, now, no excuses,
lets
>get the job done.
>
>
Sempe
>r Fi to all
>
>Gunny
>
>
>