Multiple Sclerosis gets ready for spring I tried friends- I swear I did. I ventured outside one day earlier in the month when it was actually nice. I noticed the lovely colors and the smell of mulch and thought maybe the coming weeks weren’t so bad. Then the Bruins lost their playoff bid ending … Read more here…
MS negotiates Holy Week Friends- my blog takes an aspect of my life living with multiple sclerosis and then pokes gentle fun of that aspect. For me, religion is a big part of my life and thus, is where this particular blog post developed. Please don’t let the religious topic alienate you as I think … Read more here…
A retro MS post for spring So this week’s blog post happens to coincide with Holy Week which means that it also coincides with religious obligations, family obligations, friend obligations, MS obligations, life obligations and resting obligations. What that means is no new blog for you! Hahaha! But I thought this post from two years … Read more here…
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…