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…
What’s good for you is impossible to get to I first noticed this particular multiple sclerosis peculiarity about two months after my diagnosis. I was at an MS support group meeting in a hospital. This support group was sponsored by a local drug company and since drug companies have tons of money, they fed … Read more here…
Multiple sclerosis procrastinating, I mean, meditating When I was in college, some three trillion, billion years ago, most of my dorm mates had to read a book called Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I wasn’t in the class that assigned the book and so I didn’t have to. Back then I cared very … Read more here…
Some MS science fiction Just this morning someone in one of my online MS Facebook groups asked how do you know when something new in your body is MS or some other medical issue? This is an excellent question without a definitive answer. I have struggled with this many, many times as each new weird … Read more here…
An Official MS Flower As I do, I have been complaining about Spring quite a bit lately and will probably do it more in the future. But for those who actually like this season, I thought I would re-post this past blog in dedication to them. Please allow me to send you some flowers … Read more here…
Same MS symptom, new MS monster When you were a kid, did you have a monster that lived under your bed? Being a child growing up by the seashore I wasn’t capable of worrying about just any old monster under my bed. My monster had a twist. And he didn’t live under my bed. He … Read more here…