Have you already Heard the One about the One Ms’er who Drove the Other MS’er to the Neurologist?

A repeat of the wacky multiple sclerosis road trip The last couple of weeks in July have been very busy and my already foggy brain has been too foggy to come up with something new.  The foggy weather hasn’t helped either.  Please accept this repeat blog post today instead of some creatively brilliant musing that … Read more here…

H2O a Go, Go

Multiple Sclerosis Advice You may think today’s blog is another one that has me whining about my obnoxious bladder. Well, it’s not. Although, to paraphrase my sister Laurie, “my bladder issues do still piss me off!” When you tell people you have a chronic illness you find yourself on the receiving end of a ton … Read more here…

Out of the Mouth of Lucy

Multiple Sclerosis investigated by a six year old   Lucy is my cousin and she is six.  Technically, she is my great, great cousin.  And, as she is a great, great kid, that would be great except that two greats simply means that I am aging, greatly. (MS friends-if you were able to follow that … Read more here…

Bicentennial Babe Needs a Rest

Multiple sclerosis meets two forces of nature named Arthur   I was fortunate to grow up in a beautiful, quirky, fun town that managed to be a fishing port and a gay resort; an artist colony and a tourist destination.  I can’t imagine growing up anywhere more interesting than Provincetown in the 70’s. Hanging out … Read more here…

Twice Bitten

Multiple sclerosis nutrition woes again…. Yes, I’m trying to get healthy for summer.  And yes, this blog is a repeat, originally published spring of 2013.   But I figured it was ok as my menu issues continue….. I swear that I really am taking this whole healthier diet thing seriously.  Yet, I just seem to … Read more here…

The Curious Case of Multiple Sclerosis Part 4

What’s good for you is impossible to get to   I first noticed this particular multiple sclerosis peculiarity about two months after my diagnosis.   I was at an MS support group meeting in a hospital.  This support group was sponsored by a local drug company and since drug companies have tons of money, they fed … Read more here…

Zen and the Art of Resting

Multiple sclerosis procrastinating, I mean, meditating When I was in college, some three trillion, billion years ago, most of my dorm mates had to read a book called Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.   I wasn’t in the class that assigned the book and so I didn’t have to.  Back then I cared very … Read more here…