Brandingtime
17-04-15, 16:24
First of all, my name is Shawna. :) And here is my story:
My father and grandfather and cousins in my lineage had a disease called SCA-2 (Spinocerebellar ataxia). This disease causes problems with balance, speech, memory, loss of fine motor skills and much more. Both of them (my father and grandfather) passed away with this and I have a 50/50 chance of getting it. I have a massive fear of getting it, and because o have been thinking about it, I have been analyzing every movement my body makes. I shake when I wake up in the morning... It is the worse then. I have weird swaying in my balance. My muscles twitch when I move.. More of a quivering. My doctor said she thinks I have a benign essential tremor. I think it is more than that. Does anyone have stiffness, morning tremors and shaking? I am absolutely terrified of this! Help? :)
My father and grandfather and cousins in my lineage had a disease called SCA-2 (Spinocerebellar ataxia). This disease causes problems with balance, speech, memory, loss of fine motor skills and much more. Both of them (my father and grandfather) passed away with this and I have a 50/50 chance of getting it. I have a massive fear of getting it, and because o have been thinking about it, I have been analyzing every movement my body makes. I shake when I wake up in the morning... It is the worse then. I have weird swaying in my balance. My muscles twitch when I move.. More of a quivering. My doctor said she thinks I have a benign essential tremor. I think it is more than that. Does anyone have stiffness, morning tremors and shaking? I am absolutely terrified of this! Help? :)