Today marks the seven week mark in my recovery from Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Things are getting better slowly. I have more good days than bad, with more good hours than bad. That’s a sign of improvement. If I overdo it, I do pay a price. Monday, I worked for about 4 hours, and about 5 on Tuesday, with some other personal chores thrown in. Today I worked 5, and then I fell apart… Read More

Yesterday was both the six week mark since I felt my first effects of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and the one year mark since my ‘Year of Pain’ began. You see, on my way to catch the train home from work on March 14, 2011, I slipped and face-planted into the sidewalk, splitting my chin and lip open. The cut on my chin eventually became home to a rather nasty staph infection that took… Read More

So it’s been 5 weeks since I was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Recovery is progressing. As I have found out from the members of the GBS-CIDP Foundation International Facebook Group, GBS also stands for Getting Better Slowly. The group is really supportive, and gives me hope that I will eventually get better. It has also made me realize, again, how lucky I was to be treated when I was. Taking last week… Read More