Re: new subscriber
robert e parker (bob(AT)dragon7.demon.co.uk)
Mon, 24 Mar 1997 01:25:09 +0000
In message <3.0.1.32.19970323144259.006fe8b8(AT)mail.eskimo.com>, Colin=20
Hood <chood(AT)sysx.apana.org.au> writes
>24/3/97
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>Hi, my name is Nancy Scicchitano. I live in Liverpool, NSW, Australia.
>Until the age of 3 years I was a normal, healthy child. Then I came down
>with TM and was paralysed from the head down. I was layed down to sleep and
>when I awoke I was afflicted with this disease. After three months in
>hospital the movement gradually came back but no movement returned below
>the waist and I had problems with my spine and bladder. I still cannot walk
>normally after three operations.=1BMy right side has very little feeling, =
my
>left side - not as weak as the right. I was wondering if anyone ( or knows
>of anyone) who has had a similar experience to mine. I would be very
>grateful to contact them.
>
>Thankyou
>
>Nancy Scicchitano
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>
HELLO NANCY, MY name is robert and wellcome. you will find many other=20
tm sufferers in this group, the one thing you will find is that most=20
peoples tm started the same way. in my case within four hours i was=20
paralysed from the chest down, that was in 1994 and i have had some=20
return includeing bowels and bladder and some movement in legs and hips=20
also some return of feelings, i cannot walk but with physio on my lower=20
body i can stand in a frame and use the parallel bars. i hope you use=20
this group it really helps to know you are not alone, best wishes and=20
regards. robert =20
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robert e parker