I smoked heavily for about a decade myself. Rough stuff there getting MS at 38, wow, I can't imagine that. I enjoyed the forklift gig too, I just prefer to be out in the wild, although I used to take breaks and go to the nearby river to catch salamanders, snakes, turtles, and frogs quick before I had to go back to work!
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Yeah, I was pretty surprised about it myself. It ended my law enforcement career which damn near killed me because I was passionate about my job. I had many special certifications that were very difficult to earn. I had also saved several lives which was the best gratification I could ask for. That was the most difficult part to deal with, not the disease itself but losing everything I had worked so hard for to get.
But, stuff happens for a reason and I got over it and moved on. I learned that I'm still very lucky because my disease could be in a more progressive stage than what it's in now and I could be confined to a bed 24/7. I've been bed ridden before for several days and even went blind (temporarily) but I've been fortunate to bounce back and be somewhat active again. Another lesson that I've learned is, we're not promised tomorrow and life is EXTREMELY fragile and precious, so you better make the most of it while you can. The night that I went to the ER, I thought that the pain was something common like a slipped disc or a pinched nerve because I had been processing firewood a few days prior. Never in a million years would I have guessed that my life was getting ready to change forever. Steemit has been a blessing to me and helps with the depression that comes along with the disease because I have met a lot of good people here and it helps to vent or talk about things I would normally not talk about to people I know, much less strangers lol. Anyway, enough running my mouth which once I get started it's hard to stop it. Congratulations on your achievement for quitting smoking also! I have often wondered if smoking had something to do with my MS but then again, there are many people that have MS that have never smoked before. I've been exposed to extreme black mold in the past which could be a link as well. Or it could have happened due to my eating habits which is another theory. Last but certainly not least, I've had my ol' noggin hit extremely hard in the past and there are some theories that suggest that serious head injuries can cause it, so who knows?