Someone’s got it in for me, they’re planting stories in the press Vol.3

Here is the last (I promise) installment of Dave Abner’s article for the Branson Daily News.

Dave got a little bit of stuff in there about my guitar related issues with Multiple Sclerosis.

Guitar players are like the rest of us. They get old. Life happens. Things change.

Sometimes, those changes can have a monumental impact on a player.

Pribek contracted multiple sclerosis a couple years back.

It was life-changing.

He played a gig one night. The next morning, “both of my hands were numb,” he said.

Symptoms followed by doctor’s visits and considerations of carpal tunnel syndrome and other maladies – and all the while Pribek was virtually unable to practice his craft.

“I’m getting close, but I’m still not fully recovered,” Pribek said.

But what he has recovered is a love for playing he remembers from his earliest days.

“I enjoy it more now,” Pribek said.

“It’s almost like being a kid again.”

I haven’t mentioned the National MS Society in a while. One thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of people are sort of in the dark about MS. The Society is a good source of information and a worthwhile organization. If you know somebody who has MS and/or you would like to learn about the disease, symptoms, treatment and research, I urge you to take a look at the site.

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