[Lynn]

As long as I can walk (even if it isn't gracefully, and can be slowly and ungainly), speak and be understood, follow some kind of logical plan, clean up after myself, and get to the bathroom in time (at least on most occasions) I will continue to consider myself mildly affected.

If I think any other way, I feel like I have an excuse to stop trying. That doesn't mean I think others should be the same - it's just how I get through from one day to the next. I know that so many of you have it much worse than me and I would never want to discount what you go through.

At the moment, my focus is on PT - getting my back problems right, and hopefully getting stronger and living without falls.

[missj]

My doctor concedes that the disability scales used are lacking. I told him at my last appt that I felt I was doing much better. He said that he'd still classify me as 'moderate' but that that scale meant less than how I was feeling.

They are useful guides for some things, but how we feel inside is the what matters most. keep on keeping on!