OFCI Report: WordZ of WiZdom with Mz. Wizdom Chantrell Wilson

 

    Living With Myasthenia Gravis...

Many of you may or may not know but in 1995 (age 15) I was diagnosed with this illness. Since 1995, I have had many problems with my muscles. I was told that I would never walk again and I wouldn't be able to have children but can somebody look to the heavens right now and say...BUT GOD! I was on life support for 2 months my first admit into the hospital (age 15), and one month my 2nd admit (2 months later) due to the illness. I had surgery on my chest in Aug of 95 , which is called a thymectomy and all of about 150 stitches put on my chest to close the wounds back up. I was on plasmapheresis ( is when whole blood is withdrawn from the person.

The liquid portion or plasma is removed from the blood and replaced.

The blood, with all its red and white blood cells, is transfused back into the person).

I had to learn to walk again, talk again, take meds to keep my muscles functioning properly, my lungs collapsed and I had pneumonia over 6 times as a result of my huge open chest wounds from the surgery. I was devastated. What did I do sooo wrong to deserve this? Was this a punishment for something? Test for a testimony? A joke? Was I reaping something? I'm too young to die I thought as I lay there in ICU. Try dealing with this at the tender age of 15, seeing all of your friends dating, going to dances, hanging out, having fun, having babies, going shopping, going to school, and all I can do is lay there in my ICU hospital bed praying that a miracle would happen for me. It was definitely one of the hardest times of my life. I can remember during that time trying to answer the phone to talk to my friends and them NOT being able to understand a word that I was saying due to my slurred speech. It was soooo embarrassing. I hid from people for a looooong time after and during that season in my life. About a year had passed and I became pregnant. I lost my baby due to a incompetent cervix and ironically TODAY is the 15th anniversary of his birth and passing. Happy Birthday and R.I.P. J'onathan M. Jackson. THAT along with my illness hurt me soo much so that I moved to California in 1998.

Even now as an adult, being a singer, song writer, host, business woman, blog writer, etc...I still get asked questions from certain people like "1. are you SURE you want to let people know about your condition? Me...YEP.

2. Do you think people will call you for gigs due to you putting your illness out there?             Me...Why wouldn't they? I'm good! :)

3. Aren't you concerned with what people can start to say about you?" NO, I REALLY COULD CARE LESS is usually my reply to that kind of stuff.

NOW I'm ready to speak out about it, answer questions, and spread awareness with the hopes of blessing someone else. I am proud to testify that I DO HAVE 2 HANDSOME YOUNG MEN Kevin(11) AND Kevion (5), I am NOT currently on any meds, AND I have the activity of MY OWN LIMBS!!!! I sing, rap, write songs, a blog write, i can do hair, have my own non profit organization starting soon, and FINALLY LIVING and NOT jus existing....YEP! THANK YOU JESUS FOR HEALING!

I pray that my life's story WILL bless someone else. Thanks for reading and

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