When I discovered I would be given the diagnosis of ALS.

I have very annoying, year-round allergies. I was getting weekly shots, in the hope that I would get relief from these darn allergies. At first, my allergies were getting better, as I pushed my walker through my allergist’s office, slowly.

One week, I was sitting in the waiting room, bored. I went through the magazines offered by the office, waiting for my shot. Normally I am frugal, so I chose a Money magazine, and as I searched for money-saving tips, I found, instead, an article about the high cost of ALS.

As I read it, I knew I had ALS. His problems were my symptoms! Even from the start, my symptoms matched his. From the drop foot (a condition where the patient loses the ability to lift their foot) to the tripping and falling.

I had always been tripping over my feet, so it made me think. Did I always have ALS, which was slowly, very slowly, causing me to fall? It’s entirely possible. I’ve known a lady who was diagnosed at the young age of 21. Also, my neurologist told me I will live with this disease for a long time.

(To be continued)