Tag: Baclofen

My Partner & I

My Partner & I

    My partner & I?  We couldn’t be more opposite. Ying & Yang.  Felix & Oscar.  Barrack & Boehner.     Me?  I like to be active.  Always on the go. Always doing something.  I get fidgety sitting around for a long time.         My partner?  Very low key.  Likes to …

+ Read More

The MS Reality TV Show

The MS Reality TV Show

    Reality tv is everywhere.  You can’t channel surf without finding a show about hoarders, brides-to-be, singers, dancers, models, fat people, ugly people, addicted people or people with odd habits. Not to mention, every occupation now has its own show….chefs, bakers, truckers, loggers, tattoo artists and anyone who gets dirty on the job.   Almost …

+ Read More

ZZZZZzzzz

ZZZZZzzzz

    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 …

+ Read More

The Routine of MS

The Routine of MS

  (Yawn).  Ho-hum.  Zzz. No this isn’t about what happens to you while reading My Odd Sock.  (Well it is, but it isn’t.)   It’s about the routine of MS…   …The daily grind of Spasms, Quivers, Shakes, Stutters, Scuffs, Teeters and Dribbles….     …The seven dwarfs of MS!   The routine of MS …

+ Read More

Swiss Army Knife of Treatment

Swiss Army Knife of Treatment

  The Swiss Army Knife. First introduced in 1859, this baby was the cat’s meow of knives! The Swiss Army Knife was decked out like a pimp’s Cadillac Coupe DeVille.  It’s the McGyver of cutlery!   Boasting not only a main blade and a smaller blade too…..plus, tweezers, a toothpick, corkscrew, can-opener, flat-head screwdriver, Phillips-head …

+ Read More

The World Uphill

The World Uphill

    These pages are meant to describe one man’s awkward experiences in coping with multiple sclerosis—and one day last week pretty much summed up what it is like. Here is the play-by-play of my adventure…     The notice of my important meeting had been stuck beneath a Mickey Mouse refrigerator magnet on the …

+ Read More

2010 My Odd Sock Flemmy Awards

2010 My Odd Sock Flemmy Awards

  The red carpet has been unfurled.  Lawn chairs have been placed.  And the winners are in. It’s time to announce the recipients of the 2010 My Odd Sock Flemmy Awards!     The Flemmy Awards recognize excellence in buffoonery from the past year right here at My Odd Sock. (Note–there have been no signs …

+ Read More

Baclofen Blast

Baclofen Blast

  Dateline:  My Odd Sock Corporate Commissary     Two adjacent rooms in the My Odd Sock corporate offices were closed earlier today because of a major spill involving Baclofen tablets.   Baclofen is an oral prescription medication used to ease muscle spasticity.     According to My Odd Sock, company president and witness to …

+ Read More