Kristena,
Yeah, I just noticed that! I started the account on Photobucket only yesterday to be able to post that scan here.
To think I was going around with that thing in my head as long as I had. I kept going until I couldn't put one foot in front of the other; and I was was in great shape at the time, running 5 miles every day on trails through the woods and weight training.
I was also working as a musician, no less, gigging 5-6 times a week and driving all over the place every night. I was half-deaf and lightheaded with double vision that was convex at times with fatigue that was like a deathly malaise. I kept getting pulled over for swerving and marked lanes violations but never received a ticket. One night I actually passed out behind the wheel, ending up broadsiding a snow bank on the opposite side of the road. Luckily, no one was coming the other way.
When I complained about it people would tell me it was "all in my head"! Toward the end my equilibrium collapsed entirely.
It was so bad I had to crawl up stairs on my hands and knees. When I tried to jog I'd fall flat on my face when I came to a stop or if running down an incline. I couldn't walk on any surface that was uneven; I'd stumble and fall like a listless bag of rocks.
At the end I had come to the conclusion on my own that I either had M.S. or a brain tumor.
It was quite an experience!
It was quite an experience!
