Face to face with MS
How it all began... I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2003. It was also the first time I had heard of it. A numbing sensation, on only the left side of my body, as if an invisible line was dividing my body equally into right and left, led me to get an MRI of the brain done. The doctor diagnosed it as MS and tried to caution me about going anywhere alone. I had visited the hospital alone for the MRI and later for the report, too. The numbness went away after a few days and that was that. It didn't bother me after that and so, I didn't bother about it.. As an afterthought, that was a big mistake right there. Skip to 2012, I started having some trouble walking… my right leg would suddenly stiffen for a few seconds and come back to normal. This would happen a couple of times a day. A few fingers of my right hand too wouldn't curl to break a piece of roti . A visit to a neurologist was required. Fast. He ordered an MRI of the brain and spine. It confirmed what was dia...