What a multiple sclerosis moment REALLY looks like This magic moment, So different and so new These are the opening lines of a sappy sweet song by the Drifters that is actually about a couple falling in love. Yet the song is stuck in my head as I am analyzing and over analyzing other “moments” … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis goes classic I am a child of classic rock. Well, actually, that’s not really true. It would be true if I was Jade Jagger, Kelly Osbourne, or Liv Tyler. I’m really the daughter of a Portuguese dad who wanted to be Elvis, and a mom who liked music from foreign men whose lyrics … Read more here…
A multiple sclerosis alter ego Spiderman had the Green Goblin. Batman had the Joker. Is it possible to have a super hero without also having a super villain? This thought occurred to me recently when I was reading an awesome MS blog by an awesome MS blogger, Melissa Cook. She blogs about life with MS … Read more here…
An embarrassing multiple sclerosis symptom There are not enough words in the English language to describe something that is weird; I know, I’ve checked. Recently I was told about this neat trick in my Microsoft program where I can type in a word and then right click on it for a list of synonyms. So, … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis looks to Sesame Street for support It’s been kind of a frustrating week. So frustrating that I didn’t have the piece of mind to write a new blog. And so the frustrated me offers up one of my favorites……. It was Elmo that finally did me in. Yes, Elmo, as in Tickle Me. … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis is ticking me off! While my blog and my book both strongly suggest that laughter is a valid coping mechanism, I never meant for my fellow MS’ers to think that humor is all there is. Lots of other emotions are necessary on this crummy, sucky journey of life with a chronic illness. For the … Read more here…
More multiple sclerosis NO balance issues After a year of turmoil and strife, my Wii Fit and I are back in sync! In honor of this happy, healthy reunion, I thought I would re-post this blog from last year. I hope you enjoy it friends…. My last blog discussed how I had failed … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis investigates Deflate-Gate I went there. I did. I went to the topic that has been on the minds of Americans for the last twelve days or so; the topic that has everyone in the country sick of jokes about players and their balls. The reason why I felt ballsy enough- yes, I did … Read more here…
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…
Multiple Sclerosis is even uncooler than originally thought If you read last week’s blog, part one of this crucial two part posting, you might have felt that I was exaggerating. But consider even more evidence as multiple sclerosis and aging continue to drastically combine, making me and my world even uncooler than originally thought. As … Read more here…