Hi everyone, My name is Anne Shreve and I am currently 56 years young. My
daughter called me the other night with some very interesting news. She, first
of all, was listening to talk radio where they were discussing the vaccination
with a panel of doctors. I won't go into every little detail, but the Doctors
were saying that this is basically the same vaccine that people were given
around the year 1974-1975, however, back then they were simply calling it the
"flu vaccine". The thing that grabbed her attention was when the doctors stated
that this vaccine left a large number of people with temporary paralysis,
permanent disabilities, and in some cases death.
I took that vaccine at work. About a week or so later I got the flu. I am
talking about a flu that wrestles you to the ground and sometimes makes you
wish it would just die to get out of the misery. Then about 3 weeks later I
went to bed feeling fine and awakened to find that I was completely paralyzed
from my waist down.
However, after a 4 month hospital stay, hundreds of tests, exhausting physical
therapy, and the constant love and support of friends and family I was able to
go home. I was still in a wheelchair, but over the next year and a half I had
made a complete recovery.But about 20 years later I found out that "whatever"
attacked me wasn't through with me yet.
In 1993 my legs started to feel as if they weighed 5 tons each. But no
paralysis at all. I was very quickly diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and
currently my life exist in either the hospital bed or my power scooter. I have
not walked one step now in almost 8 years. I live alone and I do pretty well. I
also have 2 grown children that help me as much as they can. I don't want any
of you to get the wrong idea about me. I don't pity myself and I don't allow
others to either. For some reason this is the hand of cards I have been dealt
and I plan to play them right up until the end.
However, I do have so many questions. I don't think I have MS. My neuro Dr.
never even mentioned the meds out there to treat/slow down the progress of MS.
All I have ever been given is pain meds to keep me comfortable.
Keep me in your thoughts and prayers and if anyone has had an experience such
as mine please share it with me and my family.
God Bless you all for always being there. Take care, Anne
