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[QUOTE="SaberMom, post: 435085, member: 60694"] Hello! I'm Michelle. I have been lurking here for about 6-8 months, reading about all of your adventures and finally got the nerve today to join and become a part of this wonderful community. I have done some searches on the forum, but I haven't yet found any threads that would relate to my specific situation. Five years ago I lost the ability to feel my legs while walking and was soon diagnosed with Neuromyelitis Optica. The best way to describe it as Multiple Sclerosis x 10. In fact, it used to be known as the 'severe form of MS' but is now its own separate disease. The disease attacks my optic nerves and my spinal chord and can cause paralysis and blindness. I have weakness in my legs, and I am blind in one eye. I walk without issues now, but my legs are still weak. Despite that, I feel really called to do the Camino. I heard about it about 10 years ago, and was fascinated by it, but since my diagnosis it calls more and more to me. I am a very religious Catholic, so I'm sure that's a part of it too. I've never been athletic, though in 2014 I decided to run 14 5k races to give my disease the finger. I ended up doing 23 races walking as fast as I could. When I ran, my right leg would trip, so I walked them all. Of course, each race caused me to have 1-2 days of recovery time, which meant for me, 1-2 days in bed. My husband is one of my doctors and he thinks I'm NUTS for wanting to do this. I don't do well in the heat (I will stumble and I sometimes have a hard time speaking) and that's a big factor. He's also worrying about safety, getting medical help (if needed) and me getting the necessary rest I'll need. To add to all of this, I am on immune suppressants, so I need to stay away from sick people. So, knowing all of that, you're probably thinking, "yeah, you're nuts", but my thought is that what's the point of living if you don't actually LIVE? I'm 46 years old. Who knows when this disease is going to take me? I don't want my obit to say, "Born on this day, died on this day. That's all we got." Any advice for this wanna be pilgrim? (Oh, and I've never been out of North America, nor do I speak Spanish or French, but I'm all about learning and have my kids' high school language books right here). ;) Thank you all and Buen Camino! [/QUOTE]
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