Guest guest Posted February 7, 2000 Report Share Posted February 7, 2000 My vanity prevented me from using a cane for almost a full year and several falls. Luckily none were disastarous but the last one scared me enough to put vanity aside. To anyone who hesitates to use a cane when necessary, please do not be foolish! People will ask fewer questions when they see you using a cane. Most will figure...there's a medical problem and you and your physician have addressed it and the cane is helpful. End of story in most cases. I think you will find that after a short period of time, you will not be troubled by your use of the cane. Let it help you and throw the vanity aside. For what it's worth, I too am 45 years old and was an athlete and active person all my life until PLS hit me in 1995; I received the official diagnosis in 1998. As most will tell you, it's life style altering not life threatening. Stay positive! Sincerely, D. dcwilso@... wrote: > From: dcwilso@... > > Hello: > > My name is Don and my spouse, Bettie Jo, is the PLS person > in our household. I am glad that you have found the site. You will > find a great deal of information available from our members. There is > > another source for PLS information. Dr. Levy, Ph.D., has > published the PLS Newsletter for 15 years. You can reach him at > 73112.611@.... Please make contact with him. > > I personally feel that we have an obligation to educate others about > PLS. Because of that, when asked, Bettie Jo and I will usually > explain > that the problem is PLS and follow that with a very short explanation > of the disease. > > PLS seems to manifest itself differently within each individual. > There > seems not to be two people who have the exact same symptoms att he > same stage or progression. You have already made one important > choice, that being to begin using a cane. One absolute is trauma > (falls, > illness, stress) caused the progression to accelerate. > > Ask any questions. Someone will always have an answer. However, > sometimes those answers are questioned by others. I personally feel > that this is also a positive with PLS-FRIENDS. Different things work > with different people. The trick is to find what works best for you. > There are treatments for the symptoms, and methods to attach the > disease itself. These methods range from exercise, megadoses of > vitamines, biofeedback, a supper positive attitude, and some drug > therapies. > > I personally don't know of anyone from the Pacific northwest, but > there well may be someone. Dr. Levy's newsletter has a much larger > circulation than PLS-FRIENDS. Dr. Levy can check his list for folks > in > you area. > > Take care. > > Don > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > [ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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