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HELLO AND WELCOME to my uPlej page! Thank you for visiting!!!
I wanna invite you to click the "Join Free" button and JOIN MY UPLEJ NETWORK. To become an official "Donor"... the "Pledge" is only $4.79 a month. Just pick the cause that you support and invite YOUR friends. IT'S THAT EASY! Through this process, all of us, by doing just a little bit, can make a HUGE difference in this world. Please join today!
LET ME TELL YOU WHY I GOT INVOLVED IN UPLEJ...
The last few years of my life have changed me forever. Not too many people know this, but I spent a lot of time in a wheel chair due to being paralyzed, numb, and compressed from the chest down. My eyesight was diminishing, I couldn't move my hands very well, and a list of other complications followed. This was not due to any accident or injury. No broken neck or pinched nerve. Of all things, this whole issue started with a mosquito bite. I was diagnosed with the WEST NILE VIRUS.
But that wasn't exactly what put me into a wheel chair. It took us a while to figure it out, but my doctors believe that the Virus was a "trigger" to an Auto-Immune Disorder. I was officially diagnosed with a Demyelinating Disorder of the Central Nervous System. In short, I was diagnosed with MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. This causes scarring and lesions on my brain and spine. I no longer have active West Nile Virus in my system, but I AM still fighting this "MS" today. The battle has been going on for about 3 years. Ironically, my dad Alan has lived with MS for over 20 years. He is a fighter and a positive influence for countless numbers of people... including me!
Today, I am no longer in the wheel chair, my eyesight is back, my hands move again, I am walking just fine and I am picking up my music with a whole new perspective and passion. I'm not out of the woods by any means, but I am definitely planning on RUNNING out of these woods! I don't know by what means or time frame, but I DO believe wholeheartedly that I will! I know it sounds crazy, but this whole experience is one of the greatest things that has ever happened to me. To experience my toes moving again for the first time... INCREDIBLE! I will never, EVER again, take another step in my life for granted. And that goes for a lot of other things as well.
I believe in the POWER OF ONE! One person CAN make a difference. And I believe where much is given, much is required. I've been given so much in my life, and I hope to give back in even the smallest and simplest ways possible. That is why I decided to join uPlej. A LITTLE BIT CAN TRULY GO A LONG WAY!
There are several Organizations, Foundations and Charities that I am very passionate about. Most of the ones that I choose to support, and comes as no surprise, are the ones dealing with MS Research. I am hopeful for the future, and I believe that someday soon WE WILL FIND A CURE for this terrible disease!
Thanks for viewing my page. If you would like to support a charity or a cause that YOU believe in... please JOIN MY UPLEJ NETWORK today!
~ This was a news story that was broadcast in Utah this past Thanksgiving ~
For more information, visit: www.DavidOsmond.com
