*Hi Jude, * >
> *Your apology is most appreciated. Jude, all of the little nasties that > apply to anyone paralyzed as a result of TM, still apply to others who have > suffered spinal cord insult as the result of another disease process. Take > me for example. I am not diagnosed with TM, yet I have still experienced > several serious bouts of LETM, or Longitudinal Extensive Transverse > Myelitis---in other words massive lesions, one of which encompassed almost > the entirety of my thoracic cord. It doesn't matter what disease process > caused it, as my symptoms are like those of anyone else who has experienced > a cord attack---whether from disease or trauma. * > > *Jude, above all, we must be compassionate towards others who are > suffering just like we are. The state of illness and disability is not an > exclusive club. Pain is pain. Suffering is suffering. Believe me, our > Good Lord does not differentiate. * > > *Love, * > > *Gracie* > * * >
