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Or, there's the lamp explanation.
If you plug in a lamp or a toaster, or a radio, but the coating around the electric wire on the appliance wears out, the appliance won't work right.
There's nothing wrong with the appliance. There's nothing wrong with the electrical outlet. But, there's a problem with the connection between the two.
That's like our brains. The problem is with the connection -- not with the muscles, as in muscular dystrophy, or not with the eyes, in vision stuff. Just with the connections between them and our brain. The messages are not getting from the brain to the legs, or the eyes, or the bladder, or whatever the problem is.
I've used this explanation with adults. You can simplify it some, for a 7 y.o.
But, I like the bridge explanation, too, that missj posted.
~ Faith
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Symptoms since 01/2002; Dx with MS: 10/2003; Back in limbo, then re-dx w/ MS: 07/2008
Betaseron 11/2003-08/2008; Copaxone 09/2008-present
Began receiving SSDI 11/2008
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