PatientsLikeMe : TysabriSept08's MS Profile

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Status: Member since: 02/09; Last updated: 10/25/09; Last login: 11/16/09

TysabriSept08: Sex: F; Data Quality: 3 stars; MS: 27 yrs; Secondary Progressive; Sensation: Moderate; Overall: Mild; Cognition: none; Vision: none; Speech: none; Swallowing: none; Upper limb: moderate; Walking: moderate; See profile

TysabriSept08: Female, 63 years; New York, NY

Condition History: Onset: Difficulty Walking; First symptom: 09/82; Diagnosis: 06/84

Profile Activity: 422 Views

About Me: I'm bloody-minded about keeping my independence; living alone, doing for myself (ok, some help in bad stretches; laundry and getting groceries, etc.), but I usually manage to do these things myself. As a consultant/trainer, my mental acuity is crucial, so far so good! My mother died of MS, a terrible, virulent case. I watched her die, bit by bit. She died in '89. My own MS was getting worse. I will not go like she did. I had made that decision by '85. I'll stick around as long as QOL is acceptable - else - I'm outta here! I work, enjoy life the best I can, and the devil take the hindmost. More…

MS Condition

MSRS : 25 latest: 08/26/09