Thread:JaimeMA/@comment-31677686-20190206210555/@comment-28803530-20190207172534

Hi Aunty,

First, I love that you're familiar with the "Spoon Theory" because it does paint an extremely accurate picture of, 'what a day in the life of a person living with a chronic illness' looks like!!!

I appreciate your note more than you possibly know! I was diagnosed with MS in May 2013. I had NO symptoms prior to my diagnosis. I actually worked in Pharmaceutical Sales for 14 years, so if I had felt "off", I certainly would have mentioned it to any of the 10 MDs I saw daily, Mon-Fri!

I went to bed on a Sunday night, feeling absolutely fine, but when I awoke on Monday, I was completely paralyzed. Due to having such an acute attack, it left me partially, permanently, paralyzed on the left side of my body that, I immediately had to stop working and haven't been able to work since, especially due to the cognitive impairments, which have worsened since.

Anyway, last Thursday, I had my 6-month follow-up MRI and I received some bad news that my disease was progressing more quickly than my MD originally thought it would. This past week has been difficult, but I'm doing what I can to stay positive.

Thank you again for thinking about me! 😊 ~ Jaime