attitude

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as far as stubboness goes. I think that is part of what keeps us

going eh? I have a dear friend I met when I was doing my undergrad

degree. She had just finished her PhD a couple of years previously

and was one of my professors. We hit it off well. She became very

ill in the middle of one of the sememsters and never returned.

I had borrowed a text from her and wanted to get it back to her. She would not

talk with me, but I persisted. To make a long story short. She was no longer

teaching b/c she was seriously ill. did not know what it was, but balance,

strength, etc was affected. Seems it is PPS Post Polio Syndrome. but ALS has

not been ruled out. It took her about 6 months and then she came out of her

cave. She decided to accept what is and continue on.

With me, I have had " shit " in my life, but just kept going. When " symptoms "

appeared with this, I ignored them b/c I was struggling to support 4 children on

my own on minimum wage while going through a divorce. I went back to school and

noticed things, but pushed them to the back.

Finally an infection that took forever to clear up and then left my right ankle

very weak sent me to physio. they noticed a lack of feeling. Sent me to a

neurologist and when I told my story I said " basically I have an F You attitude.

he said that is probably why you have managed as you have for so long. so

remain stubborn but be good to yourself. Best of luck to ya. I can't say I am

ALWAYS that stubborn now, somedays it is " easier " to just ive in to it!