Helping the world understand MS fatigue Today, in this very blog, I’m going to explain MS fatigue to the masses, ie. you, my loyal readers. I’m finally going to really, really spell it out. This is something no one else has ever been able to do. Not scientists. Not Neurologists. Not care takers. Not writers. … Read more here…
What’s so bad about a little fatigue? “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired….” I didn’t write the quote above. Nor did I credit it to anyone as I am not sure who to credit it to. I have heard it so much and seen it so often I think it … Read more here…
An MS’er acknowledges autumn, again ******This blog was first published last year. But the sentiment is so relevant, I had to post it again. Plus, it was a busy week.****** I have said it before and I will say it again, I love fall! And again, I really, really love fall! It is my … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis in the dating world *****The names of the males in this blog post have been changed in order to protect my reputation**** I was talking to friends about the need to change some names while editing my book. I told them that one of the names I had to change was that … Read more here…
An MS’er looks at the calendar It is the Monday morning after a month long stay in another state, visiting relatives. My family and I had returned late on the previous Thursday evening. The next day it was all I could do through my fatigue to go to the post office and pick up the … Read more here…
An MS inspired parody What is with me and show tunes lately? I don’t even really like show tunes yet I can’t seem to get them out of my head. Just a few weeks ago I posted a blog based on the song A Few of My Favorite Things and now the song I Feel … Read more here…
An MS’er looks at the new and improved So I know that I mention (complain, whine, lament) here a lot about the extreme fatigue that comes with MS. But it is a fact and with this fact, comes the fact that many an MS’er has learned to take shortcuts to save energy. Most of these … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis is a Horror Show It is the afternoon and I am shuffling around my house, trying to focus. I have my lists; all the MS helpful tip books suggest lists. There is the to-do-this-week list. There is the to-do-before-Christmas list and the things-I-should-try-to-do-in-general list. There is, of course, the things-I-should-try-not-to-forget list. But the … Read more here…
Recently, a friend who visits Florida twice a year, every year, gave me a gift. It was a glass from Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville Café and it had taken her a lot of alcoholic, frozen drinks to accumulate enough glasses to pass around to her friends. In the last days of August, as the humidity … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis and the Grocery Store I hope anyone following my blog hasn’t given up on me and my ‘get fit’ plan that uses my Wii Fit and Montel William’s Healthmaster Elite. During late July/early August there were a few gorgeous, almost autumn like days where I was super productive on the plan. My Wii … Read more here…