HI, I AM ONLY 46 YEARS OLD, I HAD POLIO IN THE SUMMER OF 1960, WHEN I WAS
ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD. I NOW AM IN MY SCOOTER FULL TIME, I CAN BARELY WALK, AND
CAN
NO LONGER DRIVE. I HAVE NERVE AND MUSCLE PAIN IN BOTH LEGS, MY BACK, AND
BOTH ARMS. I AM SCARED OF THE FUTURE, I KNOW YOU CAN DO WITHOUT YOUR LEGS, BUT
WHEN YOUR ARMS ARE GETTING WEAKER, WHAT ARE YOU TO DO? I HAVE BECOME DEPRESSED
SINCE I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE. I ALSO IGNORED MY BODY, I USED A SCOOTER WHEN I
WENT HAD TO WALK A LONG WAY, SHORT TRIPS I WALKED. I STARTING HAVING PAIN IN
BOTH MY LEGS AT 37 YEARS OF AGE. I WAS GIVEN EAVIL, WHICH GAVE ME BACK MY
LIFE BECAUSE IT MASK THE NERVE PAIN. I SHOULD HAVE SAT DOWN THEN BUT I DIDN'T.
I KEPT WORKING AND GOING, UNTIL NOW IT HAS GOTTEN THE BEST OF ME. MY LEGS
AND ARMS AND HANDS GET SO COLD, I HATE THE WINTERS, AND THE PROBLEM WITH SUMMER
IS GOING INTO STORES OR PEOPLE'S HOMES THAT ARE SO COLD. I JUST WANT TO SET
OUTSIDE ALL SUMMER LONG AND STAY WARM. I HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL. TALK TO YOU
LATER, TERESA