Insidious Beginnings

It all started innocently enough. The first sign of muscle weakness came Oct/Nov 2009. I had difficulty clipping the fingernails on my right hand. Just that... my left thumb was a little weak. It was hard to squeeze the lever on the clipper hard enough to clip the nails. That was all, just my thumb. I thought nothing of it. Just that it was odd. Figured, I'll wait.... It will resolve.

Looking back, I realize now that there may have been other signs that something was wrong. I had cramps... LOTS and LOTS of muscle cramps not 1 or 2 but 5 to 10, sometimes more a day. They were in my legs, hands, ribs.. all over the place. After reading neurology texts about ALS, I now know that cramping is one symptom of ALS. I'm not sure when the cramping started but it must have started at least 6 month before the thumb weakness, probably early 2009 is my best guess.

I'm blown away that something so deadly can start so innocently. Disguised as a minor anomaly it begins it's insidous sequence of denervation and muscle wasting. I wonder when this started. What caused it? When did it become irreversible? It's unlikely that I'll get the answers here, but I want to know. I guess I will have to wait until I see Him.... I'll have to wait till then.