Making-Smiles

It's Saturday and I am at work.

This is my first post and as the written use of the English language is not my strongest suit forgive my appalling use of it now and in the future. I can talk your ears off and make a living doing so, but the written word can still be a big mystery to me.

Just starting to set up this blog. Lots to say, lots to explain and loads of help needed.
This blog will keep friends, family and anyone who cares to read up to date with things going on in my life, which this year has become quite interesting.

Not knowing where to begin, lets start this last May 2007 when the old body started to miss fire.
I woke one Sunday morning with a splitting headache, double vision and pains throughout my body. To say weird is an understatement. Quick trip to the opticians and the nice chap there explained the my vision was perfect apart from the Double Vision. Then off to an Eye Doctor the next day and same diagnosis, but told something else in my body was probably causing the problem so I should see my regular Doctor for a physical. My wonderful wife got straight on her cell phone and arranged a full check up the following day.
Now I could keep this going and make this a very boring read, and I do love to fast forward movies just to see what happens at the end.
So after one optician, one eye Doctor, one Internist, 4 Neurologists. An X-ray, Blood tests I seem to remember loosing count after 19 vials of blood, A spinal tap ( I didn't like that one), and 3 MRI's. I have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

So within a few months my life has changed, some things have got harder and others better.

Physically things can suck, but I have great Doctors and support. More about my MS center in later postings and all the caring people who are helping me cope.

I have a wonderful wife, the lovely Fiona, and MS has made me appreciate and love her more. I may not tell her that enough, but I do. My two kids Abigail and Eleanor a joy watching them grow, a father couldn't be prouder. Our Families who live on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean in various parts of the UK, a beautiful collection of people. Everyone is helping and I couldn't feel happier.



I have Multiple Sclerosis but I am trying not to suffer because of it!


Phil