Post foot surgery and non-weight bearing status in April, I had to get a tub bench. At first it was kind of cool. Being generally lazy, the idea of sitting down to take a shower seemed pretty lovely. But eventually it got old and now I’m eager to take my showers like a normal person. … Read more here…
A Multiple Sclersosis Christmas carol Happy Holidays my Friends! Here is a gift for all of you that is not quite coal, but not a new luxury car either. I misspoke in my November blog when I said I was taking down my Feedblitz subscriber list that automatically sends my latest blogs to a subscriber’s … Read more here…
Musings for Thanksgiving and a blog update As turkey day nears, my thoughts are as rambling as the flock of wild turkeys in my backyard. One afternoon I counted 18! I thought, “isn’t that the way? The more turkeys you have the more useless they will be, just when you need turkeys!” Rumor has it … Read more here…
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…