Mike Has MS
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Growing Up with MS
I wasn’t diagnosed with MS until I was 30. But I went undiagnosed at the age of ten. All through high school and even college, I knew that something wasn’t right. When I’d do anything close to athletic and then tilt my head down, I could feel the spasms in my upper spine. That just wasn’t normal. I knew it was related to “that thing when I was a kid” but it never got worse, so I didn’t make a fuss about it. But now it makes sense.
Even through college, I’d have spells when I’d suffer fatigue and not give it much thought. I’d sleep for entire weekends but I was able to push myself to keep going when I had stuff to do. I was in college and just thought I was being lazy.
I’ve never been the most graceful or coordinated of people. I used to just think I was clumsy. How much of that was MS? We’ll never really know.
It wasn’t until right before my 30th birthday that I knew something was seriously wrong. The story of my diagnosis is next.
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Mike on 04/13 at 08:46 PM
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My name is Mike Hillwig and I live in Boston with my pug, Reggie. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in January 2003 but have been living with MS for much longer than that. This is where you'll find my story, stories, and my history.
I want this site to be a place where people can read about my experiences with MS. I was fortunate enough to catch it really early and my results on drug therapies have been outstanding. This should be a place where people can realize that they can lead a normal life with MS. MS has changed my life, but it hasn't ended it.
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