Gene.Zeak@p0.f219.n137.z1.fidonet.org (Gene Zeak) (08/10/90)
Index Number: 9697 >Everything else is still out there, all the old problems still >exists. Rats! (I censored the word I really mean here.) > >Wow. I sure am glad I got involved in ABLED. I've got a lot to >learn and I hope that I can share with all of you some of the things >that I've figured out that may help someone else. > Thank you for sharing that. Please know that you are not alone in having to make that sort of decision. I was hit rather suddenly and hard by Multiple Sclerosis 4 years ago...vision, speech,balance, hearing, swallowing, etc. About 2 years ago I noticed that my feet began to get numb while standing. Over time, the numbness spread until now, the longer I stand, the more it spreads until it reaches my hips and makes standing darn near impossible. I went to a vascular specialist and had a number of tests, the result of which was that I have a fairley major blockage of the descending artery from my heart. Turns out that the only effective treatment would be surgery. Now, with the MS snd all, I'm not your ideal surgical candidate. So...after much thinking and such, I decided to not have the surgery and just accept that this condition is probably gonna get worse. Heck, the MS is gonna cause more prblems anyway over time.... All I can suggest is to fill your days with what you CAN do, whether it be job related, a hobby, or whatever. As that old prayer goes, "lord, give me the strength to change those things I can, the grace to accept those things I cannot change, and the wisdom to know the difference." Later, Gene... -- Via Opus Msg Kit v1.11 -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!137!219.0!Gene.Zeak Internet: Gene.Zeak@p0.f219.n137.z1.fidonet.org