I am a 52 year old female with rapidly declining health. I was diagnosed with probable MS twelve years ago and until about three years ago was doing pretty well, employed full-time, remodelling a 100 year old house on the weekends, climbing ladders, gardening, shovelling the driveway etc. I lost my job in 2007 after contracting a MRSA infection. The pain and fatigue I had...
I lost a kidney and have just recently found a path to take because a Doctor took the time to listen and realized I was not a hypochondriac or a big overly sensitive, stressed, depressed woman. (yes, lots of justified sarcasm).
I was athletic, very lean and continued to stay fit by enjoying bike rides and playing recreational co-ed softball. However, when I started a family at 25, I had...