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Related: About this forumGot my first taste of paralysis last night
Apologies to those who go through it on a daily basis, but for me it was new and probably will end up being daily.
Was going to bed and my legs gave out. I didn't have the strength to sit up or get into a wheelchair we have just in case. It took a good 15 minutes to get me into the wheelchair and then I had to use the cane to get up the stairs to the bedroom. My wife has ordered a hospital bed for the ground floor. Oh joy.
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Got my first taste of paralysis last night (Original Post)
Tab
Jun 2016
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In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)1. I am so sorry, Tab.
CaliforniaPeggy
(152,048 posts)2. Oh my dear Tab...
I'm sorry to hear this.
radical noodle
(8,558 posts)3. Sorry to hear that
but sleeping downstairs is probably a good thing. Those steps must be a struggle.
Tab
(11,093 posts)4. Eh, it's not just that - it's one step closer to not driving and all the othet thiigs I ike
(sigh)
but thanks
radical noodle
(8,558 posts)5. I'm so sorry you're going through this
It must be so difficult to lose those things that you love so much.