Multiple sclerosis meets therapy meets Sesame Street Dear Friends, This week’s blog is an oldie but goodie and one of my favorites. I chose to re-post this one as I am feeling a little overwhelmed this week. However, it is important to note, I have not yet returned to therapy. It was Elmo that finally did … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis goes wild I say wild not in the wild parties of my youth kind of way. But in the real wild, like nature and forests and stuff. Neither wild is very conducive to my multiple sclerosis life now. I find myself with a lack of energy for chugging from a keg at … Read more here…
Another installment in the multiple sclerosis ‘get fit’ plan updates Ahhh, spring is here. A time when your internal core body temperature thermometer competes with your indoor thermometer and your outdoor thermometer all at once. A time when you don’t know whether you want to put on a second pair of wool socks or jump into the … Read more here…
A multiple sclerosis recap Don’t ask me what a smidget is because my foggy brain is too tired to explain it to you. Or, if you want the truth, I have no idea. It just sounded good so I added it to the title. Speaking of titles, thank you for the title suggestions, comments, words … Read more here…
Multiple sclerosis and spring crash, badly If the contents of this blog sound way too familiar, you are not going crazy. While it is not an actual repeat, it does bear many of the common complaints listed in a better titled blog from last April, Chop Their Happy Little Heads Off. I spoke too damn … Read more here…
An official MS flower Do you have a favorite flower, friends? I am not just asking my female readers; men can appreciate flowers too. Although their flowering tastes likely go to something masculine like a braided money tree or a Venus fly trap (both of which are actually plants but so what?) Men enjoy … Read more here…
A multiple sclerosis road trip My sister Laurie was not feeling well. Our neurologist was able to squeeze her into an emergency appointment. Since our neurologist does not practice in a concrete, congested, horribly difficult to navigate city, I was able to drive her there. But before we began the one hour and 45 minute … Read more here…
Nutrition vibes wreak havoc on an MS brain I swear that I really am taking this whole healthier diet thing seriously. Yet, I just seem to falter at every turn. And the most frustrating thing, (although with multiple sclerosis it is hard to list frustrations in order,) is that when I think I am on … Read more here…
A new multiple sclerosis/yvonnedesousa.com contest This week’s post features something new and a request for help. So many readers have kindly suggested that one of these days I should put my crazy MS opinions and antics into a book. The thing is, I actually have written a book; a book that lives in a link … Read more here…
Multiple Sclerosis attacks the Rolling Stones It’s not like anyone reading this title is going to be surprised or argue with me. “MS doesn’t suck. What are you TALKING about? You are out of your mind!” I have known this fact a long time as my sister, who had been living with MS for … Read more here…