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MS Mind Games
Multiple Sclerosis has taken a lot from you. Maybe it’s your balance…ability to walk…your vision …or bladder control. Or maybe you are one of the lucky few where MS has taken all of the above! (Too bad you weren’t that lucky with a lottery ticket!) Swallowing some pride, many of these problems can be corrected. I can walk [...]
Continue reading...ZZZZZzzzz
4. October 2011
Clap your hands together. Nudge me. Splash water in my face. I’m dozing again. And I can’t stop. Just last week I took two siesta’s—in one day! Bloodhounds have more energy! Some folks say they prop their eyelids open with toothpicks. Heck, my eyelids feel so heavy, I need tent poles! That’s why I can’t sit still. If I sit [...]
Continue reading...MS Texting Shortcuts
27. September 2011
Today, texting has become a popular vehicle of communication. People of all ages use texting, rather than calling, as their preferred choice of sharing information. Texting has spawned a whole new, Internet language of word & phrase shorthand to aid in rapid conversation. Not to be left out, those of us with multiple sclerosis, can enjoy our own [...]
Continue reading...I. P. Freely
21. September 2011
Nah, this isn’t about the work of legendary folk-lore author, I. P. Freely It’s about bladder control pure and simple. Or lack thereof in regards to many of us with multiple sclerosis. You see, most of the time I HAVE bladder control. This is about the times when my bladder controls ME! Like a loyal dog to [...]
Continue reading...Ta’ Heck With It
14. September 2011
Yes, this is a re-run My Odd Sock. I ran out of time so we’ll go with this! T’heck with it…T’hell with it…Forget about it…Screw it—anyway you phrase it, it has become a “catch-all” of surrender, disgust and laissez faire attitudes. As my MS progresses, I find myself saying some variation of this phrase more often than [...]
Continue reading...18 Inches
6. September 2011
Eighteen inches. A foot & a half. In golf, an 18-inch putt is no gimme, especially for Tiger Woods! In football, a foot & a half can sometimes seem like a mile when going for a first down. But I never -ever thought eighteen inches would become such a formidable barrier with my multiple sclerosis. You see, that’s the [...]
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11. October 2011
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