Tips for an unfun MS diet This early blog post of mine was recently featured on the website humorwriters.org, a website out of the University of Dayton inspired by one of their most famous students, Erma Bombeck. To have my picture on the same web page as Ms. Bombeck was a huge honor and I … Read more here…
A decisive multiple sclerosis night out Is MS the reason why I’m so freaking indecisive? I’ve thought about it a lot and can’t decide. Last Saturday I had plans to meet up with my equally indecisive friend, Lucy. Not the young Lucy from an earlier post, Out of the Mouth of Lucy; this Lucy is … Read more here…
A multiple sclerosis nightmare on my street This blog post is dedicated to my chronic illness friends who have trouble sleeping. I feel ya. I have trouble with sleep too but my trouble is a little different…. I love sleep. I love my bed as it is super comfy for sleep. And after I pee … Read more here…
An MS dirge Summer lovin, had me a blast (NOT! Unless it was a nice big blast of cool air from my A/C) Summer lovin, happened so fast (Don’t I … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis advice Yes friends, this is a repeat. But my brain has been a little slow lately. And since this is one of my personal favorites, here you go…. You may think today’s blog is another one that has me whining about my obnoxious bladder. Well, it’s not. Although, to paraphrase my sister Laurie, … 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…
A new multiple sclerosis test I don’t mean to brag but I think I opened MS Awareness month in a truly MS aware way. Late in the morning of March 1st I found myself at a local hospital undergoing a new, previously scheduled MS test. This test was called a Modified Barium Swallow. I was … Read more here…
Lessons from the tube It’s time for another MRI later this week. This will be my 7th. Or 8th. Or maybe this is the 9th. Who can tell anymore? Despite all the time I have spent in the tube, I thought I should review this old post to remember some of the lessons I previously … Read more here…
An MS think tank My new favorite song is a perfect song by my favorite band recorded back in 1973. Yet, I’d never paid much attention to it before. How can that be? The song is 100 Years Ago by, of course, the Rolling Stones. It is basically a look at aging which is ironic … Read more here…
“My MS is not your MS and your MS is weird.” Brilliant, semi-famous quote written by me Your MS is weird. And sometimes, I suppose, mine is too. Life with MS is certainly weird. And then there are weird people and weird circumstances. Recently, all this weirdness converged on what should have been a relatively … Read more here…