Even in age we still have control to some degree - MS really still leaves a lot of room for the body to make corrections - Personal - http://maxpages.com/happymspage/The_greatness_of_our

We have lived a life of so many years and renewal of cells is a daily thing.
Even in old age we have cell renewal,maybe not as fast as formerly,but we have it until
we are dead.
With that said I proceed to tell everyone to enjoy the wonders of your body.
"Yes you may be in a mobility condition that is not to your liking but you still
have a life worth living." This is actually a quote from a lady I knew over 20
years.
When I first met her she was in a wheelchair or scooter.She remained in such condition until her death at 82.She had dozons of activies and was nearly always
hurrying to get to the next activity.

I also know a man with MS that is 72 and usually needs his scooter .
He pitches horseshoes,fishes ,draws pictures,is on the computer all the time,travels about the country,takes cruises,belongs with me to the Kiwanis club,and goes to the same church.He has had MS now 30+yrs.and is just a delightful person to know.

We could offer you other examples of MS that have had the disease a long time but still
live it up at events.

We usually compensate for our short comings in our body.MS brings on the short comings but we counter the action with how we will choose to live with the conditions as
that hit us.We will replace activities as we are forced to drop others.

Yes we have great fatigue in this disease.I need at least 2 naps a day.I'm
just unable to do any thing without out them.Fatigue is the main barrier we all
work to plan about or circumvent some way.

I have found saving energy any way I can to have enough to do all I plan.
Winston Churchill was asked how he become such a great man.
He answered I have learned to save energy any way I could.I will not stand
when I can sit I will not sit if I can lay down.That is how I get things done.

Likewise we learn to use a scooter or power chair instead of walking.
Or we use a cane to walk or balance ourselves.Balance in MS is sometimes
a real problem. My gait of walking become early in my MS so terrible that
i started using crutches at the doctor's request so as to not add further
injury to my self as I had already serevely broken my leg from a terrible
fall down a hill. I soon learned myself that I was better with crutches
than without them.They really became my security devices for the rest of my
life.
While we have wonderful bodies that constantly renew themselves,some of us
with SPMS or PPMS have learned when it comes to renewal of nerves or replacement
of Myelin its not too likely in our cases.But still our body takes its
correction and further cell reproduction to regulate the happyness of the
rest of our body that is functing.Your blood continues to circulate,
and bath the cells in food. We still can think, and act and play as we
can with what we have left.

So don't knock assistive devices as they are what we need to keep on the go.
The meds are OK to slow down the disease such as Betaseron, Avonex and others.
But the assistive devices will help you carry out your plans and improve your
QOL or (quality of Life)
Richard also at http://forums.delphiforums.com/assistivedevices/start

Eileen Lukeman and Richard Tanner

FL.

Eileen(Lobosgirl) and Richard (RET1000) both at aol.com

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