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Mobility Go-Ability

16. March 2010

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There has been…. Ford vs. Chevy Pepsi vs. Coke Ali vs. Frazier   But today, we have….. The “Thrilla of Mobila”   The Battle of Wheels and Steel! Rollator vs.  Wheelchair (echo..”chair chair”)   OK, maybe it’s not as hyped as Ali vs. Frazier, but MSer’s who need mobility aids to “keep on truckin” DO have their preferences. Just as some folks prefer Ford and others prefer [...]

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Me & My (MS) Shadow

12. March 2010

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  A recent spell of sunshine forced me outdoors to air things out, so to speak. The welcome sun will do that to you after a long winter! The warm rays felt good on my pale hide.  While the stark brightness burned my eyes (I’ve heard something about how you shouldn’t look directly at the sun!).  The glare [...]

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Reach-2-3-4-Breath-2-3-4

5. March 2010

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From the title, you might guess this My Odd Sock will either be about childbirth….or exercise.  (Although the more I think about it, what would “reach” have to do with childbirth?…Unless you were reaching  to strangle the guy who put you in this position!) So yes, if you guessed this was about exercise—you were correct.   I have [...]

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Snow Prints (In Pictures!)

28. February 2010

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A pictorial of animal tracks in the snow…..                

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More Botox Please

26. February 2010

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Wait, let me get this straight.  You’re saying you are going to take this neurotoxin, this poison….produced by a bacteria!….A toxin, which in its natural form causes botulism. And you’re going to inject it into my muscles?  And it’s going to ease my spasticity? That’s crazy! Crazy, but it’s true.  It’s Botox Therapy, or BT.  And I am [...]

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Gotta Go Right Now

19. February 2010

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  I hear ya.  You’re saying “Another MS post about bladder control?…We know the drill.  Take a pill would you!” Alas, you are wrong! This isn’t about the bladder or the enlarging prostate at all—it’s about my self-described “gotta go mode.” (Though I must confess I’m intrigued by those commercials in how a pill will know to shrink my [...]

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