My name is Carolyn Flint, I am 55 years old and from Saint Augustine, Florida. My MS story began in the early fall of 2005, when I had a mountain biking mishap which ended with me in a California emergency room. As I was riding down a steep road, I noticed a car traveling next to me and two large garbage containers in front of me. I couldn’t outrun the car and I didn’t have enough time to stop, so I crashed.
My MS Story
by Carolyn Flint
The neurologist working In the emergency room at the time said I had a concussion and the reason my eye was swollen was due to optical neuritis. She also told me that the right side of my face looked like it was drooping. I didn’t see this, which led to my denial of the entire situation when the doctor suggested I may have multiple sclerosis.
In 2014, I woke up one day with foot drop. I was in denial right up until my diagnosis in January of 2017. That same year in May, I was told that I had primary progressive MS.
I am now currently 6+ years into this life, which I’ve been managing to the best of my ability. It’s been a long hard struggle, but one where I’ve met some really amazing people who have helped guide my journey away from the darkness and into the light.
My mission is to help others who have struggled like I have, to find a positive way to carry-on, and to live with dignity inside a body who has MS. My purpose is now to shed light on those dark areas and find a way to guide them into a positive perspective and a hopeful way of living.
My name is Carolyn Flint, I am 55 years old and from Saint Augustine, Florida. My MS story began in the early fall of 2005, when I had a mountain biking mishap which ended with me in a California emergency room. As I was riding down a steep road, I noticed a car traveling next to me and two large garbage containers in front of me. I couldn’t outrun the car and I didn’t have enough time to stop, so I crashed.
The neurologist working In the emergency room at the time said I had a concussion and the reason my eye was swollen was due to optical neuritis. She also told me that the right side of my face looked like it was drooping. I didn’t see this, which led to my denial of the entire situation when the doctor suggested I may have multiple sclerosis.
In 2014, I woke up one day with foot drop. I was in denial right up until my diagnosis in January of 2017. That same year in May, I was told that I had primary progressive MS.
I am now currently 6+ years into this life, which I’ve been managing to the best of my ability. It’s been a long hard struggle, but one where I’ve met some really amazing people who have helped guide my journey away from the darkness and into the light.
My mission is to help others who have struggled like I have, to find a positive way to carry-on, and to live with dignity inside a body who has MS. My purpose is now to shed light on those dark areas and find a way to guide them into a positive perspective and a hopeful way of living.
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