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Even though I had been diagnosed years earlier, my MS symptoms became worse in 2001 & have continued to decline. From the time I was diagnosed & through all the problems I've had, I've never once asked myself, "Why me?" Instead, I think my basic attitude is very good. My attitude has always been, "It is what it is & I do what I have to do. What's the alternative?"
For example, recently I had a very severe exasperation. Since I live alone this made the situation worse. I was constantly falling, getting up again & then falling again.
It was a fluke that my best friend had been trying to contact me during part of this time. By the time I was found I had been contintually falling & was finally laying semi-conscious on the floor. This entire incident lasted about 30 hours. I was immediately brought to the hospital by ambulance where I was admitted for the multiple injuries I had sustained. After that, I was transferred to a rehab facility. Now I'm an out-patient having physical therapy & I now subscribe to the Lifeline company.
No one wants to think about what might happen, especially those people with MS who live alone. I never thought anything like this could happen to me. When I look back at everything that happened, I'm glad this episode didn't happen in a couple of other places in the house. If it had, the injuries I would have sustained would have been far worse. But even through it all, I can see exactly how lucky I am.
Yes this incident was caused by my MS & yes I had some injuries. But all things considered, things could have been a lot worse. I'm a very lucky person.
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