A chronic illness companion My car and I go back a long way, 10 years to be exact. She was a pretty, blue, 2005, used Toyota Corolla that I bought in 2004. No, that is not a typo or a result of MS brain fog. Weird as it seems, the 2005 cars came out early … Read more here…
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…
A multiple sclerosis culinary event It was a privilege growing up Portuguese, especially when it came to Portuguese food. Portuguese delicacies are awesome. What? You don’t believe me? Trust me. I have way too many extra pounds on my 5’3 frame to prove it. We Portuguese folks have our own veggie soup and even … Read more here…
A multiple sclerosis guest blog by Jennifer Digmann Ahhh friends, autumn is here and I couldn’t be more thrilled! The weather has been just perfect and I am so happy that I have been outside a bit, picking up some natural vitamin D. I have been enjoying this time of year so much that I … Read more here…
Another multiple sclerosis dilemma Don’t be gross. It was a wedding; of course I was going to shower. And no, it wasn’t MY wedding. Seems in order for me to have a wedding I would have to find a groom somewhere. And that just sounds really, really exhausting. But yes, for my friend’s wedding … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis patriotism With the exception of my late teen/early 20’s years, I have never been much of a rebel. I grew up with this intense need to please and so when someone tells me to do something, I do it. I floss daily. I get my car’s oil changed every 3500 miles. I … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis inspiration of the aquatic kind In last week’s blog, I talked about whales. Today’s blog is about seals. Well, a seal, one seal in particular. Who knows, maybe next week I will blog about sharks. Or dolphins. Or maybe crabs. Let’s hope that if I ever feel the need to blog about … 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 meets heavy metal Ahhhh, there’s nothing like a good old summer head banging concert to remind you that you have multiple sclerosis. Or that you are getting old. I can’t tell which. Too often the things that make me feel old could either be signs of old age or signs of MS. … Read more here…
Are you an MS zombie too? Earlier this week, someone posted the above picture in one of my Facebook MS groups. (Sorry, fellow MS’er and poster. I didn’t want to steal your pic but I really liked it and was desperate for a blog post idea.) I laughed out loud at the picture and immediately … Read more here…