MirandaHart’s Profile

About Me

My life was fairly average I thought until about 2 1/2 years ago - I suffered a stroke and a MRI taken showed a white matter demylinating disease - to date docs can't confirm which one it is though MS is leading the pack. I've been left with speech problems, gait problems, extreme pain and spasticity, loss of appetite, sensitivity to chemicals (especially drugs), and to the extremes of hot & cold. My worst times - more numerous - always seem to be when it's cold - the other bad times are when it's too humid. Somehow I think my internal temperature has been damaged. I can be freezing in one area of my body yet sweating profusely in others. I'm also a cervical cancer survivor and today found out I have acute Osteo-arthritis in my hands & feet.

Interests

I love to read, write, listen to music, absolutely love good comedy (especially Canadian politial and practically any British comedy). Since being ill I've become a Montel Williams watcher when I heard he has MS too - it helps me to think how much one person can do. Love gardening though it's become harder to do every year. Love to just sit outside and watch nature - love going to the zoo and spend hours with the gorillas and apes - it is impossoble for me to believe that they are not connected to us - all you have to do is look at their eyes. I also love my two cats to bits and feel that they have helped me during my times of most stress - I really believe they know when I'm not at my best as they're both suddenly constantly with me.