It all started with tingling in my right hand. I just assumed that it was from all of the heavy lifting. But as time went on, it went down my right arm. So then I thought ok, carpal tunnel, so I started wearing the braces and continued working. My right leg began to get heavy so I started slowing down a bit, doing light duty nursing work. I did that for a couple of weeks and then it happened right in the middle of a transfer - I lost grip of my patient. And I was in home care so I was alone. I had to hold her with my legs and use my hand to call for a nurse. I had to stand like that until the nurse got there so I didnt drop her. It worked. After that, I knew something more than carpal tunnel was wrong so they pulled me out of work. It sucked. I had a series of tests done over a year's period of time. The best the docters came up with was strained muscles so I had to go see a specialist. By this time I couldn't talk or walk. I was just a week away from my Maker and didn't know it. … [Read more...]