Yvonne deSousa Happy 2013 Friends! I realize that the above title does not lend itself to a very encouraging, get motivated New Year post, and for that I apologize. I am actually eager to jump into 2013 with a lot of plans, ideas, and amusing antidotes I am eager to share with you. However 2012 closed and … 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…
I was about to post my usual Christmas blog, the 12 Days of Christmas, MS Style, when I came across this holiday post I wrote back in 2012- yikes!!! So it may be a little dated. But to shake things up this year, I thought I would repost this instead. Don’t worry, you can still … 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 transformation I recently joined a Facebook group for people with multiple sclerosis. The group is awesome and if anyone is looking for an online community where you can ask questions, meet other people in circumstances similar to yours, or just joke and vent, I encourage you to look into it. It is called … 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…
An MS Thanksgiving post For some reason, I can’t get the above song out of my head even though I have usually found it slightly annoying. It is kind of a Christmas song, although not written as such. As someone who loves autumn so much so that she enjoys taking her cool weather holidays one … Read more here…
An MS/Montel Healthy Eating Fall Post I have said it before and I will say it again, I love fall! And again, I really, really love fall! It is my absolute favorite season by far! When I tell grouchy people this they say, “ya, well, fall means winter is coming soon.” To me that is … Read more here…
An MS’er weathers the hurricane This week’s post is in no way designed to make light of the recent hurricane that has brought havoc to parts of the East Coast. My prayers and well wishes go out to those who have lost loved ones, those whose homes are destroyed and/or those who are forced to … 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…