kindness 3: Multiple Sclerosis − 9 January, 2007
When you meet somebody with a certain medical condition, you will never forget the disease. The challenge is to distinguish the person from the disease. I will attempt to:
He is a retiree. He used to be an English teacher in China. He was in the Vietnam war. He was a medic, he received some training in tropical medicine. He has a Master's in International Student Services. He is helpful, friendly, a lifelong learner, dedicated teacher, a lover of languages.
His M.S. has made him a little confused, forgetful, uncoordinated in his motor movements. He has poor eyesight. The intranuclear ophthalmoplegia of M.S. is observed as vision loss in the central area of the visual field. M.S. has sensory, motor, and psychological implications for those who are affected with it. The cause of M.S. is unknown. It is more common in women, and more common in those who spend the first 15 years of their life in a non-tropical climate; than in men, and those who had a childhood in the tropics.
I spent 3 hours with him and learned so much about life. Thank you, too, Sir, for trying to help me review for my exams and thank you for reminding me that I must always be a decent human being, no matter if I am successful or if I end up down on my luck.
Ms. Lou, I'm glad he introduced me to you, you're his hero, and now mine, too. May I always be ready to help others in any way I can, like you do.
God bless!
He is a retiree. He used to be an English teacher in China. He was in the Vietnam war. He was a medic, he received some training in tropical medicine. He has a Master's in International Student Services. He is helpful, friendly, a lifelong learner, dedicated teacher, a lover of languages.
His M.S. has made him a little confused, forgetful, uncoordinated in his motor movements. He has poor eyesight. The intranuclear ophthalmoplegia of M.S. is observed as vision loss in the central area of the visual field. M.S. has sensory, motor, and psychological implications for those who are affected with it. The cause of M.S. is unknown. It is more common in women, and more common in those who spend the first 15 years of their life in a non-tropical climate; than in men, and those who had a childhood in the tropics.
I spent 3 hours with him and learned so much about life. Thank you, too, Sir, for trying to help me review for my exams and thank you for reminding me that I must always be a decent human being, no matter if I am successful or if I end up down on my luck.
Ms. Lou, I'm glad he introduced me to you, you're his hero, and now mine, too. May I always be ready to help others in any way I can, like you do.
God bless!
Comments:
kga245 (January 13, 2007. 02:03am)
M.S. is brutal. I recently lost a very dear friend of the family to M.S. He was a poet. You should think about getting a few of his books. Many of his later poems are about M.S. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/002-4764194-9207228?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Citino%20David">Here are his books on Amazon.com.</a> Thanks for sharing your story, btw. Kindness is one of my favorite topics. It's one of the only things that regularly brings me to tears.