Thread:Gaiasweetgirl/@comment-28803530-20180321184731/@comment-28803530-20180321220911

FYI - I just turned 40 last December. I was super healthy before May 2013 (when I was diagnosed with MS). Before I became sick, I was in Pharmaceutical Sales & Training for 14 years. My immune system was so strong; it was like an MD's. I was very rarely ever sick. In fact, I know my body so well, I've had my own MDs tell me, "I know my body down to a cellular level".

I had no warning signs, red flags, NO SYMPTOMS. Then, I went to bed on a Sunday night, feeling completely 'normal' AND. . . without awakening, something happened to me within the 6-8 hours I slept because when I woke up on Monday morning ... I was paralyzed!!! My entire world as I knew it, completely turned upside down and has been that way ever since.

'''Let me stress ... I'm not looking for pity ... I'm simply looking for empathy!'''

Some days are good; many days I struggle to find "my" rainbow 🌈 (metaphorically speaking), and then  most days , to be honest, are agonizing. When you're healthy, you can't possibly imagine that there's this "kind of chronic pain", which exists in the world, that's so evil and hateful! In my case, my body rejects me, see's me as the enemy and then attacks me (my Central Nervous System: which is comprised of the Optic Nerves, the Brain, and the Spinal Cord)! So basically, my own body is holding me a prisoner (sometimes, in solitary confinement) and I'm being haunted and terrorized on a daily basis. I "fight" every day, with whatever energy I'm given, to break free, however, since my brain is "sick", 'it' controls me ... and the harder I fight back ... "it" punishes me by fighting back x3!

In fact, right now I can feel it taking my ability to type any more today. Before it does ... I just want to wish you the best of luck tomorrow and to let you know, as a friend, I'll be thinking of you and wishing you a speedy and hopefully, a painless recovery!

All my best,

~ Jaime