The progression of the MS symptoms hastened in the last 2 years before the treatment. Our goal with the stem cell treatment was to move back in time; to trudge through the muck and get to a better place. I wasn’t expecting to erase the disease. I just wanted to go back in time. I remember functioning better in 2007. Wouldn’t it be great to see those days again? Even better, what if I could go back to 2005? Or 2003?
According to the testimonies of other MS patients who had stem cell treatments, I was hoping to go back a couple years right away. As of today, I have gone back in time 6-8 months. That’s enough to know that I am no longer headed for a wheelchair. I am more certain that I’m headed to 2005. The stem cell treatment, diet, exercise, and supplements are my weapons in this daily battle. It takes time for nerves to repair and muscles to grow. One year from now, I will be a different woman.
Today, I still struggle. I still have to use my walker daily and my scooter from time to time. But I am getting out of the house without worry. I’m exercising! I am taking my kids out! I get out of bed in the morning with a smile – not an exhausted sigh. I believe that the stem cells have most definitely done their job in a tough environment. The disease had progressed so severely and it wasn’t easy to move back the clock.
If you see me out and about, know this: Yes, I still use my walker and I still drag my left foot sometimes. But I am tremendously better. I am headed down a different path.
If you are considering a treatment yourself, know this: The stem cells can’t do it alone. You need to change your lifestyle in order to help them do their job. Be ready to fight or don’t waste your money.
If you are one of the ones who said this doesn’t work, know this: Lifestyle change alone could not move me back in time. I tried it before. My body is experiencing a miracle.
I know we’re not supposed to live in the past. But for me it is so sweet to be able to visit it again. I set my eyes on the future knowing that it will bring me more of those visits.
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