Over the past couple of years, I have learned that in the waiting room of a neurologist’s office, you will see other patients with a wide range of neuromuscular difficulties. In some people, like me, it is not readily apparent that there is anything wrong. In others, it is pretty obvious.
Yesterday as I was waiting for my infusion appointment an older couple entered. They were probably 20+ years my senior, and the man used a walker. His progress was slow, but he was doing it. When he neared his chair, he needed to move about a foot to the left. This sideways movement was laboriously slow. But he finally made it and sat down. I don’t know that he suffers from MS, nor do I know if I will ever be in that position, but I did feel sorry for him and grateful for my mobility.
A few minutes later another elderly couple entered, but this time the gentleman was in a wheelchair. Again, I don’t know what caused his disability, nor can I know if my fate will be similar, but I found it interesting to notice “walker guy” watching “wheelchair guy” and wondered if he was thinking the same thing as I was a few minutes earlier.
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