I just got some interesting news today. In less than a month I'm headed to the Shepherd Center for a wheelchair evaluation. I'm not sure how this will proceed, but I am excitedly pensive. I have been watching my walking going downhill for a while. Things like: walking, moving rapidly if I'm falling, easily getting in and out of bed, moving from my walker to a chair, and even getting to the toilet in time are getting more and more difficult.
I've been told that this might be avoidable, but I also understand the randomly sporadic¹ nature of this disease. I'm not sure how much I really want a wheelchair, but with each day I am beginning to see how I might need one.
I'm not looking at this optimistically or pessimistically. Rather, I see this as, in the words of Monty Python, "Something completely different." I've been using a mobility scooter for a few years now, and I like how it's given me access to so many things I once had to quit. I'm not sure how this will progress, but I'll enter the fray hobbling as best as I can.
¹Multiple sclerosis is not only sporadic in what symptoms may appear, but also random as in regards to how severe, difficult, or debilitating they can be. Yes, it sounds redundant, but there's no other way that I can find that adequately describes this MesS.
