Hi Friends!
So, my posting may be delayed a little, and I'm super sad because I was working on a great new video to release. Yesterday while I was putting dishes away, my legs buckled and I was unable to really get back up. My husband helped me into a chair and I went to the ER. Nearly 24 hours later, and I still can't walk.
I was diagnosed with MS 5 years ago, but this is my first serious relapse. I literally went from running every other day, to extreme fatigue, to not being able to lift, to falling and then not being able to walk, all in less than 3 weeks.
(I'm posting a pic of myself from the gym to remind me that I can and will go back to that eventually.)
It is a flurry of people in and out of my room. Neurologists, physical therapists. As I was wheeled down the hallway of the neurological floor I'm on, most of the rooms were open and most of the patients were in their 60s or 70s. I knew that complications like this might one day be an inevitability, but it wasn't really something I was ready to face yet. Not at 30.
(My cool new ride yo! Once I am able to start walking again!)
I would be lying if I said I wasn't terrified. I spent 2 hours in a little MRI tube and was told I have new lesions on my brain, neck and spine, and that I have potentially permanent nerve damage in my right eye.
(I think I could pull this look off, don't you?)
I have had two different physical therapists see me and they think that with a lot of work and effort, I should be able to at least get back to using a walker or cane. This is a far cry of course from where I was at just a couple of weeks ago in running and pumping iron, but I will take what I can get at this point!
Anyway, when I get back to the land of the walking, I really want to show you guys my latest project! It's kind of silly and fun, but I put a lot of work into it!
I'm accepting good vibes btw. I will need a lot of them in the upcoming days. Steem on!