Why Am I Not Surprised?

Honestly, I thought I was going to leave the topic of Barry Bonds alone.  Sadly, I cannot.  Call it a woman's instinct, mother's intuition, the planets were aligned all wrong, whatever, I suspected the man was on steroids.  Did Barry go down a peg or two in my esteem?  You betcha! 

I could go on about the purity of baseball, tainted records and how disgusted I am about the wide spread use of steroids in major league sports but I won't.  What I do want is to understand why.  Why would someone intentionally put this chemical into their body just to beef up?  Let me digress for a moment...

When an individual with multiple sclerosis has a major exacerbation (attack) they are given mega doses of steroids to shut down their immune system.  This stops the attack and hopefully prevents any major nervous system damage from the disease.  As an individual who is compelled to take steroids to stop the insidious spread of multiple sclerosis I can attest to the fact that they are no picnic.  Why Barry?

Once I've received my "treatment" physically I feel like a million bucks.  I have the energy of ten women combined.  The effects of this treatment on me physically will last a couple of months.  More importantly it has stopped the progression of my disease.  This is a good thing.  So why am I bothering Barry with all the whys?

When I'm on steroids my mind is racing at about 100 miles an hour all the while everything around me seems to be moving at a snails pace.  You cannot stop or slow down.  It's hard to sleep, eat or go to the bathroom.  Your immune system is compromised leaving you vulnerable to any and all bacteria, virus or infection.  My moods swing from hysteria to despair.  I am aggressive, irritable, easily frustrated and extremely impatient.  I am angry that I had to do a steroid treatment.  Why Barry?  You have a choice.

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[erie]

Finally, something to read. I enjoy when you write. You come across as an interesting person.