Sometimes you need to take a moment to see where you are. Take in your situation. Realize how lucky you have it. Because there is always someone worse. Recent events changed the party theme for me as I tumbled down our stairs and broke my right collarbone. (Also broke the index finger on my left …
Time to clean-up with this older My Odd Sock sudsy post. Enjoy! There’s nothing new about taking a shower. Most of us go through this routine process nearly every day. (Once a week for me.) Yet lately I have felt stranger in the shower. A closed-in feeling of claustrophobia. Between walls of fiberglass …
This post has been rated “G” for gross by the American Podiatry Association. What the heck is going on with my feet? (Maybe yours too?) Having multiple sclerosis, the number of steps I take in a day barely exceeds double-digits. Yet my feet look as though I run several marathons a week. Take …
Time for a Brain Drain. “Brain Drain,” for those new to My Odd Sock, is a long-running post of my latest rants & observations. (This is #25, so there are 24 previous versions if you care to dig into the archives. But seriously, who has the time or the stomach?) First up….. …
Since its debut in 2001, Menopause The Musical has entertained audiences throughout the world. Due to their phenomenal success, My Odd Sock thought it was damn time multiple sclerosis has a show of its own. And thus, presents….. Like the predecessor, MS The Musical will showcase tongue-in-cheek song parodies of popular tunes such as… …
Please enjoy this look back at this old My Odd Sock from 2011….. Thinking back to the day of your MS diagnosis, you may recall the fanatically-frightened thought pattern of your brain. A whirlwind of what-ifs, how’s thats and it-can’t-be’s. Heart pounding mental images of canes, walkers and wheelchairs, oh my! It was the …
You got me. I apologize. This post is blatantly pathetic. An entry full of shameless self-promotion. Confessing my infidelities, I admit I have been writing for others. And offer the following examples as proof. Please enjoy the fruits of my addiction….. “29 Reasons I’m Thankful for Having MS.” Sure the title …
Silly stuff about phones….. …
If you didn’t know, I’m a fairly avid reader. Books, newspapers, magazines, catalogs, pamphlets, cereal boxes, even phone books. Honestly if it has something of interest, I’ll read it. Reading is knowledge, right? So just last week I found myself immersed in the Winter edition of MS Focus Magazine. MS Focus is the …
St. Patrick’s Day is approaching fast as everyone readies their celebrations. Decorations are hung. Green lights shine. Bars and restaurants advertise Irish favorites for a day of Celtic fun. Yet, I am indifferent. Uninterested. Overwhelmed by the blatant commercialism of St. Patrick’s Day. I just don’t have the spirit of the holiday. Others tell …
