My Journey with GBS

Learning from waiting over 12 weeks to find out I had an appointment to see neuromuscular physician, Dr. Chris White, I wasn’t going to wait that long to see how long I would have to wait and see Dr. Stephanie Plamandon, the Rehabilitation physician. So in early March I confirmed they received my referral from Dr White’s office but couldn’t tell me how long the wait time would be. I waited a couple of weeks later to find out there is a 6 month wait list!. Well there was no way I was going to wait for another 6 months without physiotherapy. With the help of my friend Karen, we found a mobile physiotherapist who could come to start doing some physio while waiting for my rehab physician appointment. I met with Kashish Goel and he has been coming to my nursing home 3 days a week to do physiotherapy exercises. It is amazing how far I have come in a short period since starting weekly physio sessions, an hour in length. The biggest change I can see is with my leg mobility. I was able to ...

When you face a challenge or you find yourself at a crossroad, after making the decision you see the outcome; and then you play the “ What if...” game with yourself. I know I played this game when my sister Kathryn died. “ Was I a good sister? ” Or “ What if I did this? ” Or “ What if I did that? ” would Kathryn still be here. No surprise, I found myself lately play the “ What if... ” game with my GBS recovery. Understanding in my past dealing with bullying, I kept my feelings inside. I then do something silly, like stub my toe, and I would explode crying over something that occurred months earlier. Through my counselling (2009-2011/12), I learned it was important to acknowledge the feelings not to hide them away, the lesson is not to dwell on those feelings. I acknowledge my “ What if... ” statements but tell myself that I can’t them but I can learn from them moving forward (living in the present and looking forward to the future. “What if I didn’t go to Extreme Pita on Sept 2 f...