by emmie.s on March 17th, 2014, 6:02 am
Hope
To all the BFSers, all the registered users and all the lurkers:
To all those who twitch incessantly, with hotspots and randoms that never miss a beat as they flutter beautifully throughout your body;
To all those who ratchet, shake, and quiver;
To all those who cramp, and almost-cramp;
To all those who have pins, needles, burning, and pain;
To all those who can induce a twitch by hitting a spot, stretching, or just thinking of twitching,
You WILL be ok.
To all those who have had more doctor visits than they can count;
To all those that have had clean clinicals, clean EMGs, clean, blood work, and yet still worry;
To all those who, thanks to the internet, know more about neurology than anyone without a medical degree ever ought to,
You WILL be ok.
To all those who look at their children at night with a heavy heart;
To all those who are paralyzed with dread, and sadness;
To all those who are so afraid of death that they've already killed themselves with fear;
To all those zombies who don't truly live, but instead go through the motions and feed on Dr Google searches;
To all those who come here looking for understanding, for answers, and for hope.
You are not alone. Here, take this HOPE.
I was once you. I am ok. You too will be just fine. Don't let fear be your master!
Like SAM says, the choice is yours. You alone have the choice to stop the internet searching, to stop doubting your neurologists when they tell you it's benign. You alone have the choice to live beautifully and freely in the present, because tomorrow is never promised to anyone.