Join an at-home MS study and receive $50 for your time! With annual flu shots, regular blood draws, and thrice weekly injections to keep the MS beast at bay, I’ve decided I’m pretty much a human pin cushion. The memories of my grandmother’s sewing kit overtake my brain and not in a good way. It … Read more here…
An MS’er looks at the 80’s How do you describe an obnoxious, crazy, ridiculous, sometimes painful MS symptom that can’t be described? You revert back to your childhood. Or, your cousin’s… I was a child of the 80’s. Actually, that’s a lie. I was an incredibly awkward pre-teen of the 80’s and then a very … Read more here…
An MSer is sent down the tube, again and again and again… This is probably my most repeated blog post but the lessons remain. And at my most recent MRI I learned yet another lesson- if you need to have a whole MS MRI series done (head, neck and spine, with and without contrast,) don’t … Read more here…
An MS positive, possibly This blog is being re-posted in memory of Paula J. Perry, a lovely lady who definitely appreciated a funny story 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, … Read more here…
Another MS attempt at getting healthy I know that memory loss is a part of MS cognitive difficulties; I just sometimes forget. Often I rely on those closest to me to help me remember important stuff. That’s why you, my loyal and beloved readers, have let me down. I forgot that back when I started this … Read more here…
When science helps you kick butt I know that it’s really, really obnoxious to say “I told you so,” but man, sometimes it just feels so good. Does that make me obnoxious? What if you say “I told you so,” with a smile? Is that better? What if you are clueless and inept when it … Read more here…
A multiple sclerosis dummy I know some of you may have read that title and thought I made a grammar mistake. I’m certainly likely to make a mistake like that as this post will elaborate. But no, in this case, I did mean “A” finger as opposed to “THE” finger. But the two may be … Read more here…
Believe me…it definitely took years for me to get over the shock & pure embarrassment whenever bladder & bowel oopsies would happen without warning – especially whenever I was in the car or away from home. It took even longer before I could openly share my experiences & allowed the giggles to replace feelings of … Read more here…
Due to MS, Fibromyalgia & who knows what else, I suffer from major chronic insomnia. Of course with MS, I also have an overactive bladder. My bedtime routine consists of going to the bathroom first. Then I sit on the side of the bed, take my bedtime medication, which does contain a sleep aid, don … Read more here…
Having MS for over 20 years, I’ve taken my share of falls. Multiple Sclerosis will do that to you. MS throws your balance out of whack & binds your feet like your shoes are tied together. My doctor will ask “Have you fallen recently?” To which I reply “Which day?” I fall so often people … Read more here…