3 Falling down

At the moment, my worst MS symptom is loss of balance – this makes life very interesting and stressful in equal measure.  I am continually bumping into things, falling over and can barely walk through a doorway without bouncing off the sides! I seem to be covered in scrapes and bruises but so far, have thankfully managed to avoid serious injury.  I’ve had one embarrassing incident when a very tiny elderly gentleman helped me to me feet and I had to try very hard not to pull him over.  Yesterday I managed to crash on my derrière right outside my front door  (lots of padding there, so I was fine!). So if you see me staggering about, weaving from side to side and occasionally holding on to things, I (probably) haven’t been on the gin and am just having one of my wobbly days.

Disability in MS is measured using the Expanded Disability Status Scale.  My neurologist has put me at 4 (from 2 just 12 months earlier).