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To: rlmorel
They would have probably sent me to a special school.

Been there, went there, and Navy still took me and sent me to sea. LOL in all seriousness I have a similar disorder called Central Auditory Processing Disorder or disorders. My sensory processing both auditory and optical has been life long. Allergies may have done the damage who knows.

I can only use one eye at a time and have to hear things often repeated to me. I ended up 7th and 8th grade in a rehab school to learn to adapt to it. In 1994 it became disabling. For the years after that I searched for a clinical name and the only one I found was Myoclonic Seizures. Onset was sudden. Certain optical and /or auditory stimulation caused me to spasm violently in my upper torso namely my shoulders and head.

So about 2 years ago I start developing a tremor in my right hand at first was mild then became more prevalent. I was sent to a Neurologist and she put the pieces of the puzzle together and I had guessed right. I have Functional Myoclonus. Then came the other part. I have Parkinson now to go with it. That was actually the reason I was sent to the Neurologist. My primary care doc wanted me checked for Parkinson. Two movement disorders both triggering involuntary movements.

18 posted on 03/10/2026 9:24:56 PM PDT by cva66snipe
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To: cva66snipe

Besides my wife, the US Navy was the best thing that ever happened to me. It was there that I found out I really wasn’t stupid, and not only could learn, but could do well at things.

I wear my Navy ball cap every single day to remind me the debt that I owe to my country, who gave that gift to me by allowing me to serve.


98 posted on 03/11/2026 10:41:49 AM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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