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Something you don't know about me, because I'd never shared it until now...

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For almsot 25 years I';ve been helingothers online, and that's a lot of typing. I was up to 90= wm(ord oer minutes) in the 002s. But nowi type have that.But mostoeople do't realize that for te past 8 years Ive had lots of problems typing.I ttkaes me lots of minutes to go back and fix all my mistakes before ;posting 00 and even then, sometimes Imiss mistakes. My ingers don't work th way they used to,m yhand s fight me ona regular basis.
It gets furstraing.:(

My email and OPM boxes are often full of messages, lots of forun post, ;ots of requests -- even cries for help,. And I do what I can. it's hard to reply toeveytthing, and eventually my hands will lock uop, no more typing os allowed. Sp what I reoplpy to you, opease don't thake that for grant. Its takine my more effotr thatn you realize.

I've sometimes had people insist that I give "more dwetails"
, but they don't underst that I'mgiving all I can. Even now, after jsut 3 paragraphs, the muscles on the top of my hands are trying to pull back awa yfro mthe keyboard, Ineed a break forsome mintes. So I'm done for a sort while, off to another task that doesnt involve tpying.

Theis is an exampel of what mutplei sclerosis (MS) does to peopl:.:depressed:

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For almost 25 years, I've been helping others online with video, and that's a lot of typing. I was up to 90+ wpm (words per minute) by the 2000s. But now I type half that. Most people don't realize that, for the past 8 years, I've had lots of problems typing. It takes me lots of minutes to go back and fix all my mistakes before posting -- and even then, sometimes I miss mistakes. My fingers don't work the way they used to, my hands fight me on a regular basis.

It gets frustrating. :(

My email and PM boxes are often full of messages, lots of forum posts. Lots of requests -- even cries for help. And I do what I can. It's hard to reply to everything, and eventually my hands will lock up, no more typing is allowed. So when I reply to you, please don't take that for granted. It's taken me more effort than you realize.

I've sometimes had people insist that I give "more details", but they don't understand that I'm giving all I can. Even now, after just 3 paragraphs, the muscles on the top of my hands are trying to pull back away from the keyboard. I need a break for some minutes. So I'm done for a short while, off to another task that doesn't involve typing.

This is an example of what multiple sclerosis (MS) does to people. :depressed:

Few more thoughts, after writing the above, before submitting...

Going slower doesn't solve mistakes. It's not about speed, but accuracy at any speed. The dexterity just isn't there -- which BTW, is why I can no longer solder anything. Fingers just miss the targets, sometimes small jerks (micro tremors).

Yes, some of this also resembles dyslexia -- something that I did NOT have before MS.

Thankfully, no issues using a mouse, not a lot of finger movements involved there.

The before/after you see above is so much better than it was in the past, but obviously still pretty fubar. I just have to keep up with my physical therapy, and maybe someday things will return to normal. Maybe, hopefully.

I actually do better with a tablet than actual keyboard, which is why I often answer forum posts in a recliner, away from the video computers.