Why Denial is a dangerous thing: November 20,2002 a day I would rather not relive thanks to my denial.
	There I was just sleeping away about 4:30 am. Not a care in the world. I had just talked to the Doctors last week and everything seemed fine. I thought I may have a UTI and the tests had been taken but the results were not back. I woke up dehydrated and sick to my stomach. It was the sound of me getting sick in the bathroom that awoke my daughter.Her Father was at work. I continued to get sick and was unable to speak coherently . It was so frustrating not being able to get the words out. I knew what I wanted to say. She was so scared and yet me and my proud self would not allow her to call her father at work to come home.       About 5:15 she snuck downstairs and called her father, he came right home. I remember nothing about of what happened next but that I lost 2 days somewhere and woke up in a hospital room. I have been told that I was unable to speak coherently for the next 22 hours I did not know where I was, I did not seem to recognize my own husband. I ended up being hospitalized for 4 days while I was receiving Solu Medrol and antibiotics to clear up the UTI. I write this page for those out there who think they are just having a bad day or week. If you even suspect something so minor as a urinary tract infection have it checked out immediately, if not for yourself so that you do not scare the hell out of your family.
		MS and infections A simple infection kicks our MS into overdrive and confuses the immune system to where it just starts attacking nerves and nerve cells at random. That is basically what happened to me on the day described above. If you have ever had a day such as the one I had please feel free to sign my guestbook and tell me about it or send me an e-mail at jelina_mswalk@yahoo.com