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Old 02-05-2009, 01:37 PM
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I'm not so sure that the month I was born in is the reason I have MS. I think the MS has more to do with the fact that my parents gave me and my sister dehydrated milk instead of regular milk. (I've asked why they didnt just buy milk at the store that didnt have to be mixed...they dont know why)

I didnt even realize that milk came out of cows in a liquid form until I visited my great aunt on her farm when I was 5. She and my grandma showed me how to milk a cow. (amazing that the cow didnt kick me)

I was outside all the time as a child. My grandma used to tease me that I was "brown as an indian" from being outside so much. I'd stay outside until the sun went down and the street lights came on, and sometimes a little longer than that. I liked being outside then.

I do think that something environmental might be the cause of my MS.

My biggest suspect for that is the mononucleosis that I had in '96...and the fever I had during that. A fairly consistent 103 degrees for most of a week or two. And a constant drainage of....something....from my nose for two weeks. (it's TMI to describe that, other than it was constant. I had to sleep on my side so I wouldnt drown...that's if I was able to sleep. It was constant and in copious amounts)
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