Jennifer’s Story

Site created on May 24, 2020

Welcome to our CaringBridge website. We are using it to keep family and friends updated in one place. We appreciate your support and words of hope and encouragement. Thank you for visiting. In 2010, three months before my wedding, I was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. I had no pre symptoms. It was a rare fluke. I was working on the fire truck that evening. I know exactly the time and place of the call. Our driver, Bud, missed putting the emergency brake on while parking on an incline. Thinking it was stopped so we could get off an help someone, the fire truck jerked forward while he frantically jumped back in and set the brake. It was too late and three of us fell off the truck with gear in hand. I was sore when i got back to the station but went to bed. In the morning i had a hard time moving my right arm as it was bruised and i felt tingling sensation from my feet to my knees. The city thought maybe i pinched a nerve from the fall. They sent me to get an MRI. Suddenly i was told i have Multiple Sclerosis. And here I am. 

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Journal entry by Jennifer Ramsey-Dietlin

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYONE! I know its been a while but of course life gets in the way. The first week after my second infusion i felt horrible. The nausea was the worst. I had to have my Doctor give me a prescription for Zofran just to make it through the day. after about 10 days it started to subside. I do still get nauseated but only for a few hours a day now. I know because of it i have lost a few pounds, but I am not complaining about that. 😉   My hair loss has not gotten any worse so that is good. But i tried to color part of it purple twice and my hair will not hold color. This is a common occurrence when patients are on chemo treatments. 
Many of you have asked if i can notice a difference yet.  From what i have been told, you usually will not notice a difference for a year or more. I will say i have less spasticity in my left leg after the second infusion. I still have the fatigue and daily random pains, but i am still walking and that is a great sign.  

Jennifer



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