MS & I

Thursday, March 18, 2010

To Begin........

To begin…in July of 2009 I began to notice something not right, while dancing (what I love to do) in a modern dance class I notice my left leg did not want to agree with what my brain wanted it to do. I could not rely on my left leg any longer. Flash forward a month…my leg no longer bothered me, but while walking to class I was forced to slow down or else I felt as though I was going to fall over. My balance was now going. One night after class my right eye felt as though I had been punched, I thought I had only strained it reading. But while driving my right eye sight was blurring. Although this was off key for me, a 21 year old life long dancer and fully active young woman it failed to worry me. Jump to December…Making a trip to the mall to buy my wonderful husband a Christmas present. Just a few strides into the mall and I knew something was not right. The mall was crawling with hundreds of people (As it usually is around Christmas) and I could not distinguish one face. Everything was a blur, I could not focus. The longer I walked the more my left leg began to tingle and eventually gave out continuously. I made a trip to the woman’s lounge to sit and catch my breath. Then I called my husband and voiced concern. This was the beginning of knowing something was seriously wrong but, was too fearful to do anything about it.

7 comments:

  1. Sam...looking forward to hearing about your journey. I'm sure others will be inspired by you.

    Julia Barnum

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  2. Thanks for sharing Sam! You will become such a strength to those around you!

    Lyndee (rigby) Walker

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  3. Samantha Spring. . .What a neat thing to do so that everyone understands what MS is and how it is affecting you! I will keep checking on this blog & YOU! Love you!

    ~Spring

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  4. Samantha you are an amazing young woman and a great role model for others. You continue to astound me. The fact that you kept attending college clear up to the day that you entered the hospital is quite incredible. I am so grateful for you and that you are my daughter-in-law. I love you forever and always...I feel that you were meant to be mine too. I am grateful to have you in my life. You are a wonderful wife for my son Jeffrey. May God bless you both as you go through this journey in life together. Hugs & kisses! You are a sweet, smart, and fantastic lady!

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  5. Sam, you are so brave! I love how you put together this little blog. You are too cute, and I know good things will come! Luv ya girlie!

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  6. Wow, I too am excited to follow your cute blog! you are amazing Samantha!

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  7. great name for your blog sis!! :) i love you and am very proud of you. you are classy and beautiful inside and out. i am honored to know you and feel confident you will fight this disease and change others lives.

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