The International Tennis Hall of Famer Monica Sales states that she was diagnosed with MySthenia Gravis three years ago – a neuromuscular autoimmune disease that causes voluntary muscle weakness.
Speaking about it for the first time, Slesce told The Associated Press that she paid attention to the symptoms for the first time, while she was swinging a racket as she had done several times during and after a career which included nine Grand Slam titles.
“I am playing with some children or family members, and I miss a ball. I was liked,” Yes, I see two balls. ” These are clearly symptoms you cannot ignore, “Said said.” And, for me, this is when this journey began. And it took me a long time to absorb it, talk about it openly, because it is a difficult. This greatly affects my day to day life. “
The 51 -year -old Seles, who won his first major trophy at the age of 16 at the 1990 French Open and played his last match in 2003, said he decided to publicly speak about his diagnosis to raise awareness about MG.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stroke is “a chronic neuromuscular disease that causes weakness in voluntary muscles” and “most commonly affects young adult women (less than 40) and old men (more than 60), but … can occur at any age including childhood.”
Celes said that she never listens to this condition, until a neurologist is being sent to a neurologist after seeing a doctor and referring to a neurologist such as dual vision and weakness in his arms – “Just blowing my hair … very difficult,” he said – and the leg.
“When I came to know, I was so, ‘what?!” “Slesce said. So this is where – I could not give enough emphasis – I wish I had someone like I would speak about it.”
He has now learned to live a “new normal”, and he has portrayed his health as another in a range of steps of life that required adapting.
“In the words of tennis, I think, reset – hard reset – for some time,” Sayless said. “When I came to America as a 13 -year -old youth, I call my first hard reset [from Yugoslavia]Language does not speak; Left my family. This is a very difficult time. Then, of course, as a great player, it is also a reset, because fame, money, meditation, change [everything]And it is difficult to deal with all the 16 -year -old child. Then obviously my stab – I had to reset a huge reset.
“And then, in fact, being diagnosed with MySthenia Gravis is being done: one more reset. But one thing, as I tell the children that I am a mentor: ‘You always have to adjust. That ball is jumping, and you have just got to adjust.’ And now I am doing this.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
