Re: Checking in for the first time

Errol White (eamjwhite(AT)bigpond.com)
Sun, 15 Nov 1998 21:13:36 -0800

Hello Mike, god to hear from you, but sorry you need to find us. Like all
of us here, we share a common problem, I came down in December 93 with TM
and at that time I was a tour and charter coach driver. Because of the
TM, I could no longer do that work any more so I am now an Administration
Officer in a Human Resources Unit of a major city council here. I retired
from the Royal Australian Air Force after 23 years, but then I was only 41
years old then. Came down with TM age 50 and now 55+. I keep strongly
focused on what I want to achieve, never give up even though it is hard at
times and I will never lose sight of the big picture of my life. Hope to
hear from you again Mile.

Kind Regards from Errol in Narangba, Queensland Australia.
-----Original Message-----
From: Hammond House <mjjjhammond(AT)email.msn.com>
To: TM list <tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com>
Date: Saturday, 14 November, 1998 12:32 PM
Subject: Checking in for the first time

>Good afternoon. I have been a membwer of TMA for almost two years and
>watching the email list for several months now. What promted me to finally
>get on and say something was two messages, one from Silveercaul(AT)aol.com and
>Rizahdough(AT)aol.com. Both mentioned that they contracted TM on Memorial day
>weekend. Since I was diagnosed on Memorial day weekend in 1995 I am
>wondering, mabey we should stay away from that particular holiday. At the
>time I was blessed with my diagnosis, made the same day I went in, I was an
>active duty Police Officer. As a result, I was forced to retire, lukilly,
I
>had 25 years on when this happened. I am one of the unusual ones, my TM
>seems to have been caused by injury, It has been interesting to note that
>very few others seem to have contracted TM in this way. Within two months
of
>each other I was involed in two situations which each broke a rib on
>opposite sides at the spine. Of course, I was initially diagnosed with MS,
>but since the doctor said I was the wrong sex and wrong age for this to
>happen, she looked further. I am now back to work ful time. I have little
>feeling from about the navel down and walk with a noticeable limp when
>tired. Many of the other common problems TM'ers have are there also,
>Lately I have had pain in my good leg that is about a 9 on a scale of 10.
>Trying to figure out what is causing this. I guess that my attitude to
what
>I have is that I am still alive. Things could be a lot worse. It took some
>time adjusting to this situation, but I tank God every day that I have been
>allowed to have one more. In addition, I have been blessed with an
>incredible wife who has helped me a great deal and put up with all my
>problems, don't know where I would be without her. I enjoy many of the
items
>I see in the email listing. By the way, I live in Mukilteo, Washington
>which is about 25 miles north of Seattle. I try to work out aas often as
>possible to keep the leg muscles as strong as possible, but sometims, as in
>the last few days, the pain will not allow that. Take care all, and I will
>try get on more often.
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