MS and the art of the bowline Why was the rope so popular at the party? Because it knew how to hang Why did everyone think the knot was inappropriate? Because it was too twisted Why do ropes make good detectives? Because they unravel mysteries A rope walks into a bar and orders a drink. … Read more here…
It was mid-June 2023 and the sun had been out for a whole hour. There was work that needed to be done but as the sun was finally, thankfully out, I decieded to procrastinate with a lovely walk on the beach. My time there led to a the memory of this particular blog and thus, … Read more here…
Of friends, multiple sclerosis and heavy metal mania Welcome to the month of being thankful! I’m blessed and thankful for many things. And since great friends and good music (not that I personally consider Motley Crue good music,) are at the top of that list, I thought I would offer this previous adventure for this … Read more here…
A repost of Sealed with a Kiss Ahhh my friends…. Timing is everything. Last month I re-posted a prior blog about whale watching. And then, only two weeks later, my community hit the National news with some great whale excitement. A fellow Cape Codder, who made his living as a lobster diver, was gulped by … Read more here…
Laundry day, laundry week and multiple sclerosis A while ago I wrote a blog titled Laundry Day. I’m quite proud of it and it remains one of my favorites. Basically, it described how if you have multiple sclerosis and need to do laundry, that’s likely all you’re going to do that day. Today’s post stomps … Read more here…
When Multiple Sclerosis, a good deed and a vegetable combine It’s the Corona Virus pandemic and we are supposed to be self-isolating as much as possible. Yet, little acts of kindness abound. We should always practice little acts of kindness wherever, whenever we can. But during a crisis is an especially good time. It was … 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…
A new multiple sclerosis skill People not living with multiple sclerosis or another chronic illness can’t possibly understand the fatigue we talk about unless they have actually spent hours trying to find the energy to take a shower. It doesn’t matter if my achy body slept in til 11 or I had to get up … Read more here…
Happy Halloween my dear friends!! Multiple Sclerosis meets HALLOWEEN I didn’t mean to break my promise a couple of weeks ago; the promise where I swore I would post a new blog soon. Technically I haven’t broken anything. My definition of soon can be very different from your definition of soon. But I am … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis and the politics of temperature Last winter was a snowy, icy, super cold one. People complained all over Facebook and threatened to pummel anyone who complained about the heat in the summer. I, for one, never once complained about the winter and insisted I had reserved my right to grumble about the July/August … Read more here…