New multiple sclerosis symptoms go musical I was sitting in a meeting a couple of weeks ago when my left hip started to vibrate and shake. It felt like how it felt in the old days when we had pagers or antiquated cell phones attached to our belts. Immediately I went looking for my phone. … Read more here…
Chicago MS Summit Part II Part 1 of this post appeared on my blog last week and is titled, Meet Me in the Windy City Novartis provided all the airfare, hotel, meals and travel costs for this summit. I surprisingly still had a lot of energy after the summit ended. Maybe I shouldn’t have been … Read more here…
Chicago MS Summit Part 1 My blogs this week and next detail my unique version of the events that transpired during an MS Summit sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Novartis provided all the airfare, hotel, meals and travel costs for this summit. When I first started writing about the crazy and frustrating aspects of my … Read more here…
A now old, but new MS symptom So my computer is back and I’m getting caught up. And I’m finally rested and refreshed after a fun, paid weekend away in the windy city. More on that later in the month as I can’t go to Chicago without coming up with at least one blog about … Read more here…
Hi friends- Due to computer issues I may not be posting a blog this week. I will be back at blogging as soon as I get this issue resolved. Enjoy the rest of June my friends… Yvonne Image courtesy of pakorn at FreeDigitalImages.net Image courtesy of samuiblue at FreedigitalImages.net
A new multiple sclerosis mode of being And then there’s Crasher. You KNOW Crasher. I know you do. Deny it if you want but I bet you’ve got the bruises to prove it. Crasher is not Crasher as in “I’m so wiped out. I’m just going to go crash for the next five days,” although … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis is no match for a birthday The story starts like this. Three besties gather at the home of a fourth to help her celebrate her birthday. The friends are the serious Gidget, the shy Amber, and the wild child Traci. ******Note-names have been changed in this writing to protect the ages and the … Read more here…
Another very scary multiple sclerosis moment mixed with some 80’s fun You’ve probably heard of the Spoon Theory. It’s an essay/story/explanation of how one woman uses spoons to describe chronic illness fatigue to her friend. It’s downright brilliant. I did some research and I think and hope the author of the Spoon Theory is Christine Miserandino. … Read more here…
A new multiple sclerosis sting I’ve been lucky so far on this MS journey, at least when it comes to pain. There are many different types of pain, manifested in many different ways, to those of us living with multiple sclerosis. How can there not be since MS is basically something no one knows what, … Read more here…
A Multiple Sclerosis VOCABULARY I had three ideas for a new blog this week. Unfortunately, I also had a very dirty house. Being a germ-a-phobe, the dirty house won. So I’m posting an oldie. In honor of World MS Day next week, I wanted to post a favorite. (More on World MS Day at … Read more here…