Hi George!

> On (19 Apr 05) Janis Kracht wrote to Cindy Haglund...
>> I think anything really, but mostly related to how 'Abled' people are
>>  It's no secret (I think ) to most people
that I've had MS
>> for about 30 years .. I'm still walking and go out dancing
>> sometimes as well - my doc figures I'm just to stubborn to sit down
>> .. Seriously, I know a lot of people have the types of MS that
>> are much worse than the type I have :(

> Well, __I__ didn't know about your MS nor your dancing! ;)

hehe.. well, I blab it about now and again, and you know fidonet
. Just when you think no one notices something, you get hit in
the head with it
:) :)

Now the dancing is something I've always loved since I was really young 

> I've seen some with MS who I would never imagine as dancing(let alone
> walking in some cases, or even standing up without hurting themselves!)

Like I said, there are plenty of people who have it a _lot_ worse than I
do.. Matter of fact, if you saw me walking down the street on a bad day you
might think I just had a little too much beer  Seriously, most
days, you couldn't tell that I had it... that's what relapsing/remitting MS
is like. I do tire out quick though - 'specially when I dance :)

There are down sides to that too though.. like, when I first got MS, my own
Mom thought it was "all in my head"  You hear that a
lot from people with R/R MS.. because they don't always look SO bad, it's
hard for some people to believe they've got it.. took my Mom a while.. a
lumbar puncture by a famous Doc for MS at NYHosp/Cornell Med. Center
finally convinced her 

> I'm partly paralyzed on my left side and surprise many TABs with my
> abilities to handle stuff!

I bet!  My Dad was paralyzed on his right side when he and my Mom were married
:) Didn't crimp his style (obviously )  He's also where I got the dancing
craze from :)

> How come you never responded to MY hello, who's here message a while
> back? *pout*

I don't always have time to check all the echos I'd like to, sadly enough
:( But don't pout, George - now that you know I hang out here now and then,
you can slap me upside the head if I don't respond :) (A good NY habit
)

Take care,
Janis

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