Re: Ed's confusion
James Lubin (jlubin(AT)eskimo.com)
Mon, 03 Feb 1997 12:53:43 -0800
At 11:40 AM 2/2/97 -0500, Carolyn wrote:
>Dear Ed,
>Your symptoms seem very similar to mine. I was diagnosed 13 months ago. My
>symptoms are still with me and sometimes get worse. My neuro is of the belief
>that TM is simply a component of MS, the difference being the multiple part.
>I am a fifth grade teacher, and the thought of this whole thing terrifies me.
>I love to teach and worry that my cognitive skills will be affected. I have
>already fallen once in front of my class, but was lucky not to have hurt
>myself seriously. I get extremely frustrated trying to get a concrete
>diagnosis. Hang in there. If we are still walking and talking I guess we are
>in pretty good shape!!
I really don't think you have to worry about your cognitive skills being
affected. I was diagnosed almost 8 years ago and it hasn't affected my mind
at all. :) Sure I'm paralyzed from the neck down and totally dependent on
a ventilator to breathe, but I'm still able to do things I enjoy. I can use
the computer, listen to music, watch movies, not much else but I'm happy.
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Jim Lubin jlubin(AT)eskimo.com
Bothell, WA, USA <http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin>
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