Bored as a Board When I was growing up, my mom or my dad, my sister, my grandmother, someone in my life used to like to say, ”if you’re bored, you’re boring.” This phrase has been ingrained on my brain since then. I want to do everything I can to not be boring, although I … Read more here…
A multiple sclerosis Christmas carol As you finish up all your last minute holiday preparations, please enjoy last year’s Christmas ditty. And some fun giggle induced cartoons as well! I love Christmas. I love Christmas songs. But personally, I don’t love the 12 Days of Christmas carol. I find it obnoxious. Recently however, I … Read more here…
An MS’er looks at the calendar While this blog was written two years ago, since I just returned from the same trip, and dates do not change, I thought I would offer it to you again. Mostly because I am way too wiped out to come up with anything new this week…. It’s the … Read more here…
A multiple sclerosis movie mash So for Halloween fun, I thought I would repost one of the first blogs I ever wrote; a blog that my readers call a classic. Happy Halloween friends! It’s the afternoon and I’m shuffling around my house, trying to focus. I have my lists; all the MS helpful tip … Read more here…
A chronic illness companion My car and I go back a long way, 10 years to be exact. She was a pretty, blue, 2005, used Toyota Corolla that I bought in 2004. No, that is not a typo or a result of MS brain fog. Weird as it seems, the 2005 cars came out early … Read more here…
Another up close, in depth, comprehensive look at “cog fog” I tried to catch some Fog. I mist. Anonymous One of the gazillion frustrations of life with MS is trying to explain “cog fog,” also known as brain fog. I once had a neurologist tell me that if I can’t explain it, then it … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis goes whale watching Forgive me please if this blog post gets a little off the multiple sclerosis topic. There will be a connection, I promise. Aren’t we with MS always connected to MS in some way? The harder we try to disconnect to it the more connected we seem to be. The above … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis is within earshot I don’t mean to open my blog with an annoying reminder of a Verizon commercial that will stay with you for days and have you, my dear readers, walking around and constantly asking people, “Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now?” Truly, I don’t. I love and … Read more here…
What’s so bad about a little fatigue? “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired….” I didn’t write the quote above. Nor did I credit it to anyone as I am not sure who to credit it to. I have heard it so much and seen it so often I think it … Read more here…
Multiple sclerosis meets two forces of nature named Arthur I was fortunate to grow up in a beautiful, quirky, fun town that managed to be a fishing port and a gay resort; an artist colony and a tourist destination. I can’t imagine growing up anywhere more interesting than Provincetown in the 70’s. Hanging out … Read more here…