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…

Forget-me-nots

An official MS flower   Do you have a favorite flower, friends? I am not just asking my female readers; men can appreciate flowers too. Although their flowering tastes likely go to something masculine like a braided money tree or a Venus fly trap (both of which are actually plants but so what?) Men enjoy … Read more here…

Did you Hear the One about the One MS’er who Drove the Other MS’er to the Neurologist?

A multiple sclerosis road trip My sister Laurie was not feeling well.  Our neurologist was able to squeeze her into an emergency appointment. Since our neurologist does not practice in a concrete, congested, horribly difficult to navigate city, I was able to drive her there. But before we began the one hour and 45 minute … Read more here…

What’s in a Name?

A new multiple sclerosis/yvonnedesousa.com contest This week’s post features something new and a request for help. So many readers have kindly suggested that one of these days I should put my crazy MS opinions and antics into a book. The thing is, I actually have written a book; a book that lives in a link … Read more here…

MS Sucks

Multiple Sclerosis attacks the Rolling Stones   It’s not like anyone reading this title is going to be surprised or argue with me. “MS doesn’t suck. What are you TALKING about? You are out of your mind!” I have known this fact a long time as my sister, who had been living with MS for … Read more here…