For some reason it takes me a long time to put on a jacket or coat. I noticed I was having issues with this simple task a few years ago. I was at work trying to put in my jacket at which a fellow co-worker saw me struggling and reached out to help me put it on.
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Members rallied around the question of struggling to put on jackets, with an overwhelming number sharing that this is a very common experience... Read more
First of all, sweetheart, don't consider anything you're going through as minor. If it's causing a problem for you, it's definitely important. Second of all, you can see how many of us go through the same thing, including me. For the last 6 months, I've been having trouble as well. I can get my right arm in, but I need help finding that left sleeve. Please don't be afraid to talk to us about any problems you're having. We're all here for you! Lisa ππΈ
I have trouble doing a lot of things that I used to do with ease. MS is a challenge, to say the least π€ͺ π
Always remember, we're all human. We all start out exactly the same way. We're just not all the same. Get it? Good. So I hope people speak up when their feeling any kind of difference from the day, week, month, or even a hour before. Especially the newer diagnosed.
After years of "maintaining" for lack of a better term, as I'm going no where fast.
I keep researching knowing the answer for me getting out of this wheelchair may not be in time for me. But I recognize the ones that their journey is much different then my own and have the real opportunity to see some relief down the road.
That's why I write what I write about. God Bless Stay Strong.
Sometimes the simplest things are suddenly difficult. Putting on a jacket, putting on shoes. It's always something. MS is like a bully you can't kick in the crotch and run away from
That's just another example why sometimes we need to see a occupational physical therapist. To learn the little tricks that make life bearable, even possible.