IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY AND I HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL  . HERE'S TO ME

TRUST IN DIVINE POWER

IN ORDER TO HAVE PERFECT HEALTH,OUR HEARTS MUST BE FILLED WITH LOVE AND HOPE AND JOY IN THE LORD..E.G. WHITE

Famous people diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis

 Phil Silver (May 11,1911-November 1, 1985)
Comedian, Actor. He is best remembered for his classic role of ‘Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko’, in the television series, "You'll Never Get Rich," later changed to "The Phil Silvers Show" (1954 to 1959). Born Philip Silversmith in New York City, he started in show business as a child actor in vaudeville, and by 1934, he was working in Minsky's Burlesque, where he trained in comic routines and perfected his timing. Eventually, he was brought to Hollywood, and in a classic Phil Silvers comedy routine, he relates that they didn't know what to do with him, so the Hollywood moguls have him test for a role of vicar in "Pride and Prejudice".

He suffered a Heart as cause of death.

Reality Check-Up

Since diagnosed I try very hard to simulate a life unaffected by Myasthenia. But there are times, that no matter how you look it's humbling. One of those time for me is when I have to get my blood work done. I suffer from lack of veins syndrome. And when blood work is needed it becomes a big ordeal for me and my arms. I in the last month and 1/2 have suffered through Shingles and Pneumonia. And my one  arm shows a tract road map of the blood work places. The Doctor appointment went well, with a 3-month follow-up. Now that I am done with my most recent reality check I will rest. And wait for the next reality check in three months. For me it is most appropriate to call it that instead of Doctors appointment.

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Friday, July 20, 2012

7:00pm until 9:00pm

Olde Village Community Center 4820 Jenkins Ave. North Charleston SC

Prostigmin Fights Myasthenia Gravis

Treatment for  myasthenia gravis is available with prescription drug Prostigmin (Neostigmin). It works by helping to improve the transmission of your nerve impulses, as they relate to your muscles. Prostigmin (Neostigmin) is an anti-cholinesterase type of medicine which can help to make your muscles work more effectively. 

Myasthenia Gravis Awareness month.

 JUNE IS MYASTHENIA AWARENESS MONTH

 Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is a Greek and Latin combination meaning “grave muscle weakness”. I would not be surprised that you’ve not heard of this disease. This autoimmune disease affects 1 in 100,000 individuals. It is considered a form of Muscular Dystrophy. This disease disrupts the lives of our  families and friends, because we are no longer able to do the things we’ve done in the past, but now must depend on them to step in and do them for us. Over exertion, stress and heat are main contributors to the worsening of our symptoms. While friends and family enjoy parties out in the beautiful sun and surf, we must be content with air conditioning and an easy chair. It affects each of us individually. MG was killing 65 percent of the people who contracted it prior to the 1930’s because there was no effective treatment. Mestinon was discovered and the death rate dropped dramatically. It now stands at 5 percent because of the advances in medications. As it stands today, it is not curable. There are some who go into periods of remission. Many of those are the ones who have had thymus glands removed, but even this does not guarantee a remission. Where diseases like cancer and MS have hundreds of case studies in process at any given time, MG currently has less than 20. It seems the reasoning behind this is that MG is controllable with medication and is no longer as life threatening as it once 

was. The fact remains that it is incurable and we would much rather live a normal life than the new “normal” we do now.

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Myasthenia Patients require Med-Alert Bracelets!

To Purchase a bracelet visithttp://www.medicalert.ie/

Who needs MedicAlert

You need MedicAlert medical ID if:-

• You have any type of hidden medical condition
• You have an allergy
• You have had any type of implant
• You take regular medication
• You would like your blood group to be recorded
• You have a living will or wish to be an organ donor
• You simply want someone else to know if you have been involved in an emergency

And this is just the beginning. It is important to understand that everybody, irrespective of whether they are 100% fit and healthy, could justify becoming a member of MedicAlert®. We do not simply provide medical id, but a complete life-saving system. In an emergency it may be just as vital to know who your next of kin are as it is to know your medical details.

JUNE IS MYASTHENIA AWARENESS MONTH

 MYASTHENIA EDUCATION

Recognizing Myasthenia Gravis

June 5, 2012

By Charles Lieberman

The neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis is often difficult to diagnose. It can take up to two years after its effects start to appear before doctors can get a handle on what is going on.
Myasthenia can affect any muscle in the body that you can voluntarily control, but the most common symptoms are:

• Weakness in the muscles of the chest wall, which can make breathing difficult
• Soft or nasal speech, or having to struggle, physically, to speak
• Unexplained hoarseness or changes in the voice
• Droopy eyelids, double vision, or problems maintaining a steady gaze
• Weakness or paralysis of the muscles in the face, and a markedly curtailed range of facial expressions
• Difficulty chewing or swallowing, and frequent drooling, gagging or choking
• Unexplained fatigue and a feeling of having to work extra hard to move
• Trouble lifting your head and facing forward rather than down
• Sudden inability to lift things, stand up from a chair, or climb stairs

Symptoms of myasthenia gravis often improve after a rest, but they tend to get steadily worse over time. The difficult breathing can be life threatening.
If you develop double vision, you have trouble chewing or swallowing, you find your eyelid drooping, or you experience intermittent muscle weakness, contact a doctor. These are the most obvious signs of myasthenia gravis, and a doctor can help you create a treatment strategy.

JUNE IS MYASTHENIA AWARENESS MONTH

Myasthenia Education

People going through a crisis can collapse at home or in public, and are often incorrectly assumed to be intoxicated – even by paramedics.  The more people that know about this disease, the less likely someone is to die while someone misunderstands what is happening to them. While most of us do get warning signs that our condition is heading downhill, it is also entirely possible to be able to function near-normal one minute, and literally collapse the next.

June is Myasthenia Gravis Month

MYASTHENIA EDUCATION

  Myasthenia Gravis can affect any age, gender or race. But, most often, it is women younger than 40 and men older than 50. Having said that, even newborns and young children can get it.

To learn more or to donate, contact the Myasthenia Gravis Association of America.  http://myasthenia.org/

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June is Myasthenia Gravis Month

MYASTHENIA  EDUCATION

Myasthenia Gravis can be fatal if a person is in crisis and someone does not recognize it soon enough. In that case, a person might be unable to breathe, or may choke for lack of being able to swallow, for example. But it in no way causes the fatalities that it once did. Today, with the combined knowledge and awareness of the disorder and the success of intervention and various treatments, it is much more manageable and controllable. Most patients can lead nearly full and productive lives.

I find it works better for me to keep my Mind,Body and Spirit involved. So I will be doing a little spoken word. I always get a little jittery prior to public performers So hope to see you in the audience..

June is Myasthenia Gravis Month

MYASTHENIA EDUCATION

  There have been truly great advances in treatment. In the early days, people died from the disease because when the lungs would become involved, the patient would go into crisis. Since it’s considered an autoimmune disease, surgery is sometimes done today to remove the thymus gland. The thymus, located behind the breastbone, produces antibodies, but in this case it has—in layman’s terms—run amuck. One theory is that the thymus may produce receptor antibodies that can attack a person’s own body and actually lead to myasthenia gravis.

Likewise, an exchange of the body’s plasma can reduce the number of wayward antibodies as well as other measures including the use of medications which are being used today to suppress this autoimmune reaction. The specific cause of MG remains unknown, but our research continues.

June: Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month

The month of June promises many things to us. It promises beautiful flowers, warmer weather and a big, blue sky with more hours of sunlight each day.
June is also Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month. Like any disease, myasthenia gravis takes away from humanity. Those who suffer from myasthenia gravis themselves or know of someone suffering from this disease will attest to its symptoms of weakness and pain.

June is Myasthenia Gravis Month

 MYASTHENIA EDUCATION

There was a time when MG was often misdiagnosed in its early stages because there could be other reasons for most of those symptoms  mentioned.  Myasthenia Gravis remains  a problem still today?

It  is  referred to as the ‘snowflake disease,’ because in its early stages, it manifests itself differently in different individuals, making it seem that there are no two patients and symptoms that are exactly alike. MG is rare enough that many practicing physicians never see a case in their entire careers. In the United States, MG will develop in only about 20 to 30 patients out of 100,000. Because of that rarity, it is easily mistaken for other neuromuscular disorders or even as stress and general tiredness. The first thing that most of our patients notice is the droopy eyelid, so it’s often eye doctors who send their patients with that symptom to us.

My jewelry line provides many opportunities to meet people and get out of house. It is a form of thereby for me and helps as i learn to live with my illness.So off to my first event after fashion show.

Fashion & Beauty Meet and Greet at Wing Time.
Sunday, June 3, 2012, 5pm until 8pm.
2810 Ashley Phosphate Rd. Ste A1.
N. Charleston, SC 29418