I feel burned out. Burned out in terms of multiple sclerosis, that is. And I don’t mean being dog-tired of the bummer symptoms. We’re all in that way! I’m referring to the notion that maybe my MS has run its nasty course. The deed is done. The worst is over so to speak. The …
Yeah, yeah we’ve heard it all before. The rah-rah hype of some sort of oversight looksie into the high cost of prescription meds. Advocates have called on one for years only to get a whimper of response from those in power. I decided to get off my backside to take a peek at the …
I was looking at a calendar when I realized the date. Time to schedule a prostate exam with the doctor? Well, yes, but that’s not what I was referring to. I remembered it was my MS anniversary. The date, way back in 1996, when my life changed forever. With that I thought I would …
What will you find in the My Odd Sock Mixed Bag? Who knows! Actually this mixed bag is a collection of various ideas I had about life with multiple sclerosis. They are simply blinks of an idea—not enough meat to serve as a main entree–so I just lumped them together in a pot luck …
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 …
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. …
