Chain Reaction: I'm Off!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

I'm Off!

I'm done thinking about MS for at least the next 2 weeks! I am off to Jamaica to get married and then to visit family for the Thanksgiving Holiday! Everyone eat lots of Turkey and the fixin's and enjoy the football games - GO EAGLES! :)

6 comments:

~Erin~ said...: Have a great time, and early congrats on your marriage. Soak up some sun, then send a little my way!; November 14, 2008
Anonymous said...: Congrats Lanette and safe trip.; November 14, 2008
Joan said...: Woo hoo! Congratulations, relax and HAVE FUN!; November 14, 2008
Synchronicity said...: oooh good luck to you and a big congratulations! i hope you have photos when you get back!; November 14, 2008
Jen said...: WooHoo! Have an excellent time!; November 16, 2008
Anonymous said...: congratulations my friend!!!!; November 16, 2008

For those who don't know MS first hand - An Important Excerpt from Wikipedia on MS:

The person with MS can suffer almost any neurological symptom or sign, including changes in sensation (hypoesthesias and paraesthesias), muscle weakness, muscle spasms, or difficulty in moving;^[15] difficulties with coordination and balance (ataxia);^[15] problems in speech (dysarthria) or swallowing (dysphagia),^[16] visual problems (nystagmus, optic neuritis, or diplopia),^[17] fatigue, acute or chronic pain,^[18]^[19] and bladder and bowel difficulties.^[19]^[20] Cognitive impairment of varying degrees and emotional symptoms of depression or unstable mood are also common.^[21]^[22] The main clinical measure of disability progression and symptom severity is the Expanded Disability Status Scale or EDSS.^[23]

Multiple sclerosis relapses are often unpredictable, occurring without warning and without obvious inciting factors. Some attacks, however, are preceded by common triggers. Relapses occur more frequently during spring and summer.^[24] Infections such as the common cold, influenza, or gastroenteritis increase the risk of relapse.^[25]^[26] Stress may also trigger an attack.