I am ready to call this cold a win! It’s been several days now and it hasn’t gotten any worse. In fact, I’m rarely coughing now. I can still feel a little of the tickle in my bronchial tubes, but I think we’re on the top side of it. Great job, body! It did exactly what it was supposed to do and fought off this cold.
So, does that mean the blogs for the last six days were all for nothing? No, not at all. I attempted to explain why someone with Myasthenia Gravis has to take a common cold so seriously. Sometimes we can beat it and sometimes it can take us down, and I mean take us down hard.
The lesson I attempted to share with you is don’t take colds lightly if your have MG. If you’re the caregiver, family member or friend of someone with MG, don’t allow them to take a cold too nonchalantly either. A cold can quickly turn into a major illness or even result in a myasthenia crisis. Remember, thirty years ago, 10% of the people with MG died as a result of a myasthenia crisis. That number runs closer to 5% today, but even so, that’s still too high of odds not to pay attention.
That means our series on colds is over, for now. I may bring it back again if I get another cold, but only if it turns bad. I never want to cry wolf, but I also don’t want to ignore the fact that any cold can turn deadly for someone with MG.
I’m still a little short of breath and most definitely won’t be running any races yet, but I think I’m in the clear and soon I’ll be able to say goodbye to this cold completely.
Thank you so much to everyone who said prayers for me and sent me well wishes. I’d ask that you do the same for my friend, Peter. He also suffers from Myasthenia Gravis and currently has a cold. Let’s wish him well and let him know we’re thinking about him.
We’re #MGStrong, Peter, we’re #MGStrong! We’re thinking about you, Buddy, and praying for you!
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