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…
Multiple Sclerosis goes back to Chicago! Janssen covered my travel expenses to attend HealtheVoices17. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own. (Thank goodness! It would be scary if a successful company like Janssen thought the crazy way I do!) It was the first morning. Despite the super comfy beds in the wicked nice … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis and veggies continue to battle If you were an earlier follower of my blog you may be familiar with my complete dislike, distrust and disuse of vegetables. Technically, I know they’re important. And so, little by little, baby step by baby step, I’ve been working on developing a better relationship with them. … Read more here…
Let me start by saying that I am NOT usually a funny person and I hate being the first one to write but I adore Yvonne so here goes: It took me several years to give up my flip phone (black, clunky and easy to put in my pocket, drop, put in the pouch of … Read more here…
A not so new MS mode of being I’m reposting this old post because I still really like it and because my shins are telling me nothing much changes. They are still miserable from this morning’s crashing incident! And then there’s Crasher. You KNOW Crasher. I know you do. Deny it if you want but … Read more here…
A post Valentine MS post I’m not against Valentine’s Day. Truly, I’m not. Let the sappy saps in love or in intense-like-flirting have their sappy day. Plus, Valentine’s Day ushers in one of my favorite holidays, half off lots of chocolate candy day, which I totally celebrate. Where was I on 2/15? In the clearance … Read more here…
An MS nonpolitical political post Dear Mr. Trump, I would like my word back please. You know the word. The one people are teasing you about and saying you made up. I know that you say that the news media is against you but I actual saw several trying to help. They slowed down your … Read more here…
Can’t Stop Going Last night happened to be one of the worst MS bad bladder nights I’ve had in a long time. As such, I feel wicked crappy today. Or, I guess I should say, wicked pissy. This is getting old, very old. I’m so frustrated that I thought I should write a blog … Read more here…
A tale of multiple sclerosis I dropped a pill while I was driving. My fault for multi-tasking. So what if I was driving, texting, eating pizza, grabbing the pill AND trying to open my water bottle? My neuro-psychological testing did show that my multi-tasking skills were pretty much shot. Before you panic, I’m exaggerating. I … Read more here…
Tips for an unfun MS diet This early blog post of mine was recently featured on the website humorwriters.org, a website out of the University of Dayton inspired by one of their most famous students, Erma Bombeck. To have my picture on the same web page as Ms. Bombeck was a huge honor and I … Read more here…