Covid-19 has brought much of the world to a stand still
Covid-19 has brought much of the world to a stand still. It has brought to memory a viral illness that happened to me while traveling to Antarctica and South America back in 2007. The near impossible odds of becoming very sick from a strange disorder happened to me. 1 in a 1.1 Million Chance. Why me? I had contracted a cold while traveling on an Ice Breaker down in Antarctica and it became a nasty chest infection. The ships doctor put me on an antibiotic, which I did not want, however I surrendered after some pressure from the doctor. It cleared up the chest infection for a few days but it reappeared after we returned to the city of Ushuaia, so I lay low for a couple of days in hopes it would retreat. It did to some extent. It was after a 11-hour flight from Santiago Chile, to Toronto that things started to get weird. When I got off the plane in Toronto, I was having trouble reading the signs. Wobbly on my feet as well. I passed it off as just the flu and being weary from all the travel. Within 24 hours of arriving home I was occasionally seeing double and experiencing full on dizzy spells. The second morning, I couldn't walk. The only way to the bathroom was to crawl. Upon a visit to my doctor the next day, using every hand rail and wall to stay on my feet, I made it there. My doctor had not seen a case like this before because it is so rare. He advised me I should head to hospital emergency as they would have to deal with me right away averse to being on a waiting list to see a specialist. "Hurry. You could die". It was after several hours of testing by the neurologist that they discovered I was suffering from an extremely rare disorder called Miller Fisher Syndrome. That's right. Only 1 in 1.1 million people in Canada get this per year. MFS is a neurological disorder where the body attacks itself. Namely the nervous system eats away at the myelin sheath covering of the nerves. It can be caused by a failed round of antibiotics and stress. Your own immune system is in fact attacking you. All your brain signals get scrambled. Imagine not having protective covering on the electrical wires in you home. But worse! Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/10284229
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