New multiple sclerosis symptoms go musical I was sitting in a meeting a couple of weeks ago when my left hip started to vibrate and shake. It felt like how it felt in the old days when we had pagers or antiquated cell phones attached to our belts. Immediately I went looking for my phone. … Read more here…
Chicago MS Summit Part 1 My blogs this week and next detail my unique version of the events that transpired during an MS Summit sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Novartis provided all the airfare, hotel, meals and travel costs for this summit. When I first started writing about the crazy and frustrating aspects of my … Read more here…
A new multiple sclerosis mode of being And then there’s Crasher. You KNOW Crasher. I know you do. Deny it if you want but I bet you’ve got the bruises to prove it. Crasher is not Crasher as in “I’m so wiped out. I’m just going to go crash for the next five days,” although … Read more here…
A Multiple Sclerosis VOCABULARY I had three ideas for a new blog this week. Unfortunately, I also had a very dirty house. Being a germ-a-phobe, the dirty house won. So I’m posting an oldie. In honor of World MS Day next week, I wanted to post a favorite. (More on World MS Day at … 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…
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…
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…
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…
Too Lazy Even for Me Makes an MS Comeback The plan was to post a brand spanking new (where does that weird expression come from anyway?) blog today. It really was. Especially since the last two blogs have been repeats. But then important things got in the way like visits with friends, a … Read more here…