Re: New Member/Welcome aboard!

[Guest guest]

Welcome to our list; thank you for joining us. It gets pretty wild, and

neurologists really do not seem to know just exactly what MS really

is, but signs are signs, and symptoms are symptoms. Mine was

diagnosed accurately when I was 19 and had retrobulbar optic neuritis--lived to tell the story--am now 68; my father also has MS.

Love to you and your equine crowd there, n Rojas

New Member

Hi,

My name is Ann Atkinson. I am from Missouri, near the Kansas line in the middle of the state. Right in tornado highway. We've lived here 5 years and only experienced two, but they were rather scary!! We have a very secure storm cellar. I own, train, breed and raise Andalusian show horses. I also have two kids, one is about to get married () and Ian who is 14 going on 15. I homeschool him. He has type 1 diabetes and epilepsy and a closed head injury. Myself, I have recently diagnosed MS, epilepsy (diag. In 1970), and 3 very bad closed head injuries and one open. I have a rather "dangerous" job says my neuro, but I can keep on doing it. I closed head injury was from getting hit by a drunk driver, we had our seat belts on, thank goodness, and the airbags went off or we'd have been dead. I did however hit my head on the dash before the airbag opened. The man went to jail for 12 years w/o parole. I had my son with e, who was buckled up in the back seat of the truck. We were on our way home from one of his dr appts.

I have lots of experiences I can share. I enjoy reading the posts. My neuro isn't up much on MS as he is epilepsy. My pain management dr is the one who finally listened to me and did a complete work up. I just had a treatment done on my back this past week because it was hurting so bad. But this doc is really up on MS.

Well, I have bored you enough....

Till next time!!

Ann from MO

the Chihuahua

Happy & Safe Holiday Season,

Rev. Ann Atkinson

Rancho de Caballo de Espirito

Home of Kyrie Eleison

Spirit Horse Andalusians

Fair Play, Missouri

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