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WELL, AS THE STORY GOES... IN DEC. 2004 MY 16 YR OLD DAUGHTER PASSED AWAY VERY SUDDENLY. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS DEVASTATED WITH GRIEF. I RETURNED TO WORK 2 WEEKS LATER TO KEEP MY MIND BUSY. AS THE WEEKS PASSED I FELT THAT I WAS GETTING A GRIP ON MY LIFE. THEN IN JUNE OF 2005 I WAS OUT SHOPPING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY WHOLE RIGHT SIDE STARTED GOING NUMB. I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO PASS OUT, SO I HELD ON TIGHT TO THE BASKET I WAS PUSHING. THE NUMBNESS LASTED ABOUT 3 TO 5 MINUTES AND THE FEELING ON MY RIGHT SIDE SLOWLY RETURNED. OF COURSE I AUTOMATICALLY SELF DX MYSELF AS HAVING A MINI STROKE PROBABLY DUE TO ALL THE STRESS I HAD BEEN UNDER. SO I MADE AN APPT. WITH MY DOCTOR AND WENT IN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SHE FIRST FUSSED AT ME FOR NOT GOING THE ER. THEN SHE SAID MY BLOOD PRESSURE WAS A LITTLE ELEVATED AND PRESCRIBED BP MEDS, SHE ORDER A MRI AND TOLD ME TO COME IN EVERY TWO DAYS TO HAVE MY BP CHECKED. SO, I DID AS I WAS TOLD AND WENT AND GOT THE MRI DONE. IN A FEW WEEKS I GOT A CALL FROM MY DOCTORS OFFICE THAT I NEEDED TO COME IN TO TALK ABOUT THE RESULTS OF MY MRI. IN THE MEAN TIME I STARTED HAVING ALL KINDS OF WEIRD THINGS HAPPENING TO ME. MY LEFT ARM AND LEG WOULD GO NUMB, A LOT OF TINGLING AND SHARP PAIN. I HAD STARTED WALKING WITH A LIMP AND I WAS TIRED ALL THE TIME. THERE WERE A FEW TIMES WHEN IT FELT LIKE A LIGHTING BOLT HAD GONE THROUGH MY BODY. SO I WENT IN FOR THE RESULTS OF THE MRI AND NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS DID I EXPECT THEM TO SAY THAT I MAY HAVE MS. MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHAT IS MS???? I KEPT THINKING THERE IS NO WAY. ANYWAY, NOW I WOULD HAVE TO SEE A NEURO DOCTOR. I SAW HIM BACK IN OCT. 2005 AND THAT DAY HE PUT ME ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM WORK. I HAVE NOT BEEN BACK TO WORK SINCE. HE PRESCRIBED ME A BUNCH OF MEDS AND I HAVE HAD 4 MRI'S AND 2 SPINAL TAPS AND RECENTLY HAD TO SEE AN OPTHOMOLIGIST. AS FOR NOW MY NEURO SAYS HE CAN ONLY SAY THAT I HAVE "PROBABLE MS". SO, NOW ITS MORE TEST AND WAITING TO SEE WHAT DEVELOPS. 

Grace and blessings on your path, MARLENE 

UPDATE; I GOT MY OFFICIAL MS DX ON 07/17/06. WELL, AT LEAST I KNOW FOR SURE NOW.... I am also on TYSABRI Treatment that I started Oct.06, So far so good, no side effects at all. I must say I was quite nervous about the first IV treatment, but all went well. Love and blessings, MARLENE

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My oldest son James just got his Black Belt 1st Degree in Self Defense. He has been taking classes for about a year and half. We are so proud of him. This is the kid that gave me most of my gray hair .... LOL. He is married to Lexi and they have my 2 grandbabies. Of course when he got his certicate he had to come by and show us and try out some new moves on his younger brother Raymond too. LOL they are a riot. I was able to snap up a few pics then. He takes his daughter Lyndia (we call her Dia) to class with him often and he teaches her some of the moves. We get such a big kick out her. Now, I am afraid when she goes to school she gona whip some little boy and lay him out for messing with her LOL.  Oh isn't it wonderful to have children :)...