The more I write about multiple sclerosis, the more I realize that I?m smarter than my computer about said topic.
Sometimes I feel like my spell-checking software hasn?t caught up with the vernacular of our disease. Other times, I feel like we?re just making up words for stuff ? oft, we are!
Myelin, Cog-Fog, Assistive, PML, CCSVI? not something your everyday word processing program recognizes; and I need it too! In my current state, I find myself relying more and more on the brain under my fingertips more than I trust my own T-Cell infested gob but squiggly red, blue or green highlights (GREAT! Now I?m to understand color-coding as well) splash their way across my screen as I type.
I once mentioned, a few years ago now my issue with typing my passwords when my fingers aren?t working correctly. Now, I have to wonder if the brain controlling those fingers is sending the correct information.
My tongue is in my cheek as I write this ? mostly.
It is true, however, that my lexicon has changed quite a bit since my diagnosis. I?ve learned medical terms, insurance jargon, bureaucratic lingo, pharmaceutical pronunciations plus enough abbreviations and acronyms to make even a military man?s head spin. I could at one time (and I hope again) to tell you what differences in roles of T-cells and B-cells and even what an Oligodendrocyte does and why.
One day my laptop may be completely updated with all the latest information, spelling and pronunciation for medical terms I look for and use daily. I?m hoping, however, that by that time I won?t care that much as they will have found a way to stop our progression and reverse the damage.
See; even with tongue in cheek and while still getting lost in the supermarket, I still have hope.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
Cheers
Trevis
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