An MS kind of day First, I slept through 2 morning alarms, I’m pretty talented this way, and didn’t wake up until 10. It’s not a record for me, but I’ve been working harder to keep more normal hours. Next, I saw several black things on my floor that I feared were bugs. (This happened … Read more here…
An ode to Multiple Sclerosis, Covid and Christmas Read to the end for a thank you, a celebration, a suggestion, a condolence, and some bad Christmas jokes Back before I was diagnosed with MS, a friend wasn’t feeling that great. When asked, she said she was suffering from a malaise. What a perfect description, I … Read more here…
An MS/Covid predicament For my newer readers- Please know that I appreciate the severity of the Covid 19 pandemic. It terrifies me and my heart aches for those suffering because of it. Please don’t take my lighthearted blog as a lighthearted comment on the crisis itself. When it comes to chronic illness, to something serious … Read more here…
Still Dealing with Scary Movie Brain I actually have a new blog idea I’ve been fiddling around with. But then I remembered that Halloween is coming up in a few days and I just couldn’t let the holiday pass without reposting one of my most popular blogs. Don’t worry, I’m sure the MS misadventure stuck … Read more here…
An old look at an old issue Happy 2020 my friends!!!!! My plan for the New Year was to kick it off with a brand new blog. But then life got in the way with good things (fun stuff,) healthy things (I’ve joined a gym and have actually gone once or twice,) bad things (tech … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis gets a little chicken and a little buggy at the same time Funny how I can’t seem to get chickens off my mind. As I continue my quest for a healthier diet, healthier as in baked potato chips as opposed to the regular kind, I appreciate that chicken is a good source of … Read more here…
Or, how I’m spending MS Awareness Month See what I did there, my political friends??? Cancer and Multiple Sclerosis are both terrifying illnesses with mixed prognoses depending on many factors and each individual patient. Still, I don’t think too many people would disagree if I were to say that cancer, posing the most immediate risks … Read more here…
Halloween Holiday Spirit Call it tradition. Call it writer’s block. Call it laziness, boredom or the result of today’s brain fog. But here is one of my most popular blogs, just in time for Halloween! Get ready for your own horror movie marathon and I would love it if you answer the question at the … Read more here…
Helping the world understand MS fatigue Today, in this very blog, I’m going to explain MS fatigue to the masses, ie. you, my loyal readers. I’m finally going to really, really spell it out. This is something no one else has ever been able to do. Not scientists. Not Neurologists. Not care takers. Not writers. … Read more here…
MS hits the beach and crashes Just months after my MS diagnosis I went swimming in the Atlantic Ocean. That’s not as big a deal as it sounds. This beach was a beach of my childhood. At least it was when the piping plovers weren’t hatching. When they were, the beach was closed which drew … Read more here…