The World is coming to an End Part 1

Multiple Sclerosis is uncool   The world is coming to an end! Perhaps that statement is a little extreme.  But when I saw the commercial that was my first thought. What commercial you ask? The one where Henry Winkler tries to get people 62 and older to contact him about a reverse mortgage. You remember … Read more here…

The Motley Two Go to Motley Crue

Multiple Sclerosis meets heavy metal   Ahhhh, there’s nothing like a good old summer head banging concert to remind you that you have multiple sclerosis.  Or that you are getting old.  I can’t tell which. Too often the things that make me feel old could either be signs of old age or signs of MS.  … Read more here…

Plumber Crack

From young to old, courtesy of multiple sclerosis Last week I minimally and tentatively gave multiple sclerosis credit for something good-my being mistaken for someone not old enough to legally purchase alcohol. Well I was wrong!   MS reared its ugly, aging head once more just so I didn’t go too crazy with sentimental gratitude.  For … Read more here…

Here Comes Gina Romani!

An MS Positive?   Possibly. Myself, and fellow MS’ers like me, have a tendency to blame multiple sclerosis for everything bad.  Not just everything medically bad in our bodies, but everything bad.  War, death, violence, hatred, Justin Bieber,….…you name it.  If it’s bad, it is MS’s fault. And why shouldn’t it be?  MS is a … Read more here…

MS Shuffle and Shake

Music for multiple sclerosis to move to So this spring ushered in a blizzard and some company. With gale force winds and several inches of snow predicted for 3/26, my mom came to stay. For the record, these previous two statements are not complaints; neither about the weather or about my mom visiting. All is … Read more here…

Making it up as I Go

Multiple Sclerosis attempts to pretty up a bit I am terrified of my foundation. Ahhh, dear sympathetic readers, I must be psychic as I can hear your concern across the internet. “Yvonne must have fallen again and she is worried about her safety- that is what she means by foundation. She needs a more stable … Read more here…

The Curious Case of Multiple Sclerosis Part 1

MS and the aging process How is it even possible that an illness can make you feel like a little old lady and a little girl at the same time?    It seems only multiple sclerosis has the insanity to do just that. The old lady part isn’t surprising; I have felt older than my actual … Read more here…