I was experiencing numbness and tingling in my arms, hands, feet and legs with gradual loss of all my fine motor skills and most of my gross motor skills and bad migraine headaches. I also had difficulty walking and keeping my balance. One of my migraine headaches left me with slurred speech, nausea and extreme weakness. I was admitted into the hospital and a series of testing, and I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. During my eight day stay in the hospital, I was given 3000 mg of steroids and a host of other medications to combat the side effects of the steroids. I was also given insulin about twice a day because my blood sugar became elevated because of the steroids. I did not want to remain on the medications for the rest of my life and I made plans to go to Wildwood. read more »