For this post, I wanted to recap my history with chronic illness and physical damage I am left with that is continuing to get worse. Part 1 History Lesson Today, I am almost completely paralyzed from the knees down in both legs. I can still feel, but that's about it. I no longer "walk" (dragging my feet behind me while standing upright holding on to a walker for dear life) more than five to 10 steps with aids. I can still stand on my legs independently, but I am much more comfortable holding onto an inanimate object for support/balance. My lower legs are essentially heavy dead weight attached to the rest of my leg. This did not happen overnight. The unraveling of my legs' ability to operate normally (along with a laundry list of other issues) took place over a decade, which part of occurred even before I knew I had multiple sclerosis, the cause of my physical decline. I know now I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when the disease was ...