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About Me
- Gabrielle Turner
- I'm a wife, mom, sister, daughter, Mormon, photographer, conservative, perfectionist, procrastinator, reader, artist, and seeker of all good things. I have a smart husband, and 3 rascally boys. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in October of 2005. Most people with MS have the recurring-remitting kind which comes and goes and generally has quite a slow progression. There are also several great medications which minimize flareups and slow the progress of the disease. However, my MS progressed pretty rapidly and by October of 2007 my neurologist told me I likely had a much more severe form of MS called progressive relapsing MS. There is no treatment and no cure for this type. I was accepted into a clinical study and underwent an autologous bone marrow transplant in July of 2008. MS is an autoimmune disease, so by giving me a brand-new immune system the doctors hope my MS will stop progressing. Only time will tell if the procedure worked. Some days I am optimistic, other days I feel scared and discouraged. But amidst it all I try to live my life, love my husband and my children, and rejoice that I'm here to experience it all!
