I’ve Fallen and I Don’t WANT to Get Up

MS Wipeout   Fido pushed me. Fido is the name of my portable air conditioner that lives as my personal puppy during the summer months. He provides hours of relaxation and bliss this time of year, but needs constant attention and is very high maintenance. I was walking by him during one of the hottest, … Read more here…

Little Bodies, a Vest and Maybe a Blue Tit

The MS plagues of July The calendar was pretty full from early June to mid-July. Both with fun things and not so fun things. Stressful things and relaxing things. Things that I added to the calendar and things that were added to my calendar for me. In the MS balance beam of energy, the time … Read more here…

Like an MS Rolling Stone

Classic rock for MS’ers I have been terribly remiss in keeping you, my dear friends, posted on important things going on. I have completely dropped the ball on filling in the details. For that, I greatly apologize. I know you have all been on pins and needles, different pins and needles from the ones your … Read more here…

MS Puzzle Pieces

Clearing up some multiple sclerosis crazy Multiple sclerosis is nothing if not a frustrating learning curve. Wikipedia’s definition of a learning curve (and who knows where THAT comes from), states “the increase of information is sharpest after the initial attempts, and then gradually evens out, meaning that less and less new information is retained after … Read more here…

This MS Moment is Brought to You by the Letters ‘F’ and ‘U’ and the Number ‘2’

Multiple sclerosis meets therapy meets Sesame Street Dear Friends, This week’s blog is an oldie but goodie and one of my favorites.  I chose to re-post this one as I am feeling a little overwhelmed this week.  However, it is important to note, I have not yet returned to therapy. It was Elmo that finally did … Read more here…

Bees and Bears and Sharks, Oh My!

Multiple Sclerosis goes wild   I say wild not in the wild parties of my youth kind of way. But in the real wild, like nature and forests and stuff. Neither wild is very conducive to my multiple sclerosis life now. I find myself with a lack of energy for chugging from a keg at … Read more here…

The Star Wars Way is Back

Another installment in the multiple sclerosis ‘get fit’ plan updates Ahhh, spring is here.  A time when your internal core body temperature thermometer competes with your indoor thermometer and your outdoor thermometer all at once.  A time when you don’t know whether you want to put on a second pair of wool socks or jump into the … Read more here…

Updates, Tidbits, and Smidgets

A multiple sclerosis recap Don’t ask me what a smidget is because my foggy brain is too tired to explain it to you. Or, if you want the truth, I have no idea. It just sounded good so I added it to the title. Speaking of titles, thank you for the title suggestions, comments, words … Read more here…