Tag Archive | "Disability"
Giving In
Did I give up too soon? Noo, that isn’t a long, forgotten quote from General George Custer. It is what’s been bouncing around in my big, empty head these days. Did I give up too soon on balancing multiple sclerosis with gainful employment? Though being told by doctors I could have been approved for disability years before, I stuck [...]
Continue reading...Party On Wayne
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Sometimes, having multiple sclerosis can lead to some awkward social situations. And attending a recent party was no exception. The setting was a lot of people, loud music, in a small space—typically, the perfect scene for your average social animal. But add MS into the mix and you get the hijinks of a bad episode of “Three’s Company.” Disclaimer: Let me [...]
Continue reading...(Rollator) Wheels of Justice
Monday, April 18, 2011
Relax in front of your television any weekday and it will surely happen within five or ten minutes. Poop cramp? you ask. No silly. I’m talking about seeing a TV commercial from a legal eagle proclaiming your rights to a disability claim. I deserve it! (So the ad says) Then the lawyer, standing before an American flag wearing a [...]
Continue reading...My Golden Years?
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
We as MSers have heard all the innocent comments made by others. We’re so good at accepting them, we just let them roll off our backs like rain on an umbrella. But one comment made to me numerous times over the past year really twists my pit hair. “So how are you enjoying retirement?”said a huggable elderly friend. [...]
Continue reading...On Disability–Have Ability
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Having been on disability for a little over a year now…and slowly shuffling with a cane, conjures up the image of a fragile, helpless being in the eyes of others. And with that…..PFFOOT—TOOY! I spit in the face of the thought. (That is, if I could spit. As a kid, I envied my buddies who could spit [...]
Continue reading...What To Do What To Do
Monday, January 25, 2010
This column was written in what is called “stream of consciousness”—no particular pattern, just random thoughts bouncing around in my big, empty head. For years as my multiple sclerosis continued to progress, I was told I should think about disability. But I didn’t listen. Stubborn as a mule I guess (and breath just as bad). So finally I apply. [...]
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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