Numbness is troublesome for many reasons, obviously, but what I find the most difficult about "touch" is "sensitivity to touch".

There have been times where even the seams of my clothing or a wrinkle in the bedsheet feels like someone is scouring me with a steel wool pad. My kids couldn't get near me when I was like that . . .

Or, when a shower felt like a sand blaster on my body . . .

Or, where it feels like I have a fired up blow-torch on my legs, without even being touched.

Once upon a time I considered being a massage therapist because I loved "touch", and was good at finding muscles and working out knots, etc. Now when I touch anything it feels like I am running my hands over sand paper.

I can't feel my feet, so it seems as though I am walking on posts . . .

MS affects the whole family, especially the impact on "touch".

Cherie