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School is a place where children learn to be stupid" ~ John Holt (the man is a genius)~ How to begin to educate a child. First rule: leave him alone. Second rule: leave him alone. Third rule: leave him alone. That is the whole beginning. ~D.H. Lawrence On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:26 PM, L T CHERPESKI <cherp...@msn.com> wrote: > Sorry guys - looks like I missed this post. > > Dalton, I am so happy for you. So glad you are responding to the steroids. > Keep us posted on how you're doing. > > Linda in Eagle, Id > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Dalton Garis <malugss...@gmail.com> > *To:* rn11...@yahoo.com > *Cc:* tmic <tmic-list@eskimo.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, April 10, 2011 5:38 PM > *Subject:* [TMIC] Re: getting worse > > Hey folks! > > I got my legs back and most of my coordination! from 1 gram steroid > infusion. I will take four days of it and will be ok until the next attack, > which hopefully won't be for a while. > > D. > > Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates > Office: +971-02-607-5070/5297 > Mobile: +971-50-668-5760 > > From: "rn11...@yahoo.com" <rn11...@yahoo.com> > Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:07:33 -0700 (PDT) > To: Dalton Garis <malugss...@gmail.com> > Cc: tmic <tmic-list@eskimo.com> > Subject: Re:getting worse > > Dalton, > You are in my prayers. > Just don't go on working if you really aren't up to it.Getting on > disability and back to the USA where you can find a good neurologist might > be an option. > Cheryl in sunny Easthampton,MA > > --- On *Sat, 4/9/11, Dalton Garis <malugss...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Dalton Garis <malugss...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [TMIC] Asking group experience > To: "jack...@att.blackberry.net" <jack...@att.blackberry.net>, "TMIC" < > tmic-list@eskimo.com> > Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011, 11:08 PM > > Friends; > > I seem to be getting worse quite quickly. pain across the back and all > the skin iom my arms and legs up to just above the elbows and knees. I am > also having whole-body contractions, first on the back, then on the front. > > Unfortunately, the neuro service here is a joke. > > I could use some prayers, really. I hope I can still work, but if things > continue this way it will be impossible. The pain and weakness is just > too tough to overcome. Actually, I am now thinking I must shift to a > wheelchair, one where I can use my feet to mve around in, since my arms > are now too weak for much more than typing and dresing. > > Thanks, for keeping me in your tooughts and prayers, > > Dalton > > Dalton Garis > Abu Dhabi, UAE > Mobile: +971-55-800-6619 > > > > > > > On 4/8/11 9:35 PM, > "jack...@att.blackberry.net<http://mc/compose?to=jack...@att.blackberry.net> > " > <jack...@att.blackberry.net<http://mc/compose?to=jack...@att.blackberry.net>> > wrote: > > >Hi Everyone! > >I have been reading ,haven't posted in a while. > >I hope Spring time is helping everyone. > >I would like 2 know what tests - blood work etc your dr's order for you > >during the year. I am on baclofen ,topamax. Still with pain especially > >at night. as well as back pain and shrinking in right leg. Am wheelchair > >bound for most part with exception of toddler table walking (last few > >months) tm in july 07. I read most know where t this or t that. I didn't > >know that until I started this group as I was never told the area of > >where my tm hit. I do know I have to take responsibility for me. What do > >I need to ask for. In my area and now medical coverage > > I am limited. I have learned a lot from you guys. > >Never realized that tm causes clinical depression. > >Anyone know or have experience with hpt5. Or natural supplements for > >depression. I was on effexor then prozac now nothing. Feeling DOWN and > >don't want to spiral down again just as spring is here. May have rambled > >a bit - thanks 4 being out there!! > >Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > >