Tag Archive | "Multiple Sclerosis"
MS TV
There are TV networks devoted to all sports (ESPN), news (CNN), weather (The Weather Channel), kid’s (Nickelodeon), races (BET & Telemundo), even political affiliations…right-wing (Fox) and left-wing (Comedy Central)! But finally, for those of us with multiple sclerosis, there is a now a tv network that caters to our specific entertainment. Yes, YOU are the target [...]
Continue reading...Good Grief
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
“Good grief,” says Charlie Brown during times of frustration. If only grief was as simple as when Lucy pulls the football away and Chuck is about to give it a boot. Unfortunately you and I know grief as a feeling we get in response to a personal loss we have experienced. I bring this up as we were [...]
Continue reading...Take A Bow
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Have you ever had a fall that looked worse than what it was? A spill that was ugly, yet graceful? A tumble that was nimble, but awkward? A fall where you escaped injury, but wished you could have been judged on your artistic & athletic recovery? Well, My Odd Sock had one such fall recently. so cue the orchestra [...]
Continue reading...Greatest Fear
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
When you receive a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis–fear becomes a big part of the equation. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the future. Will I be able to walk? Will I be in a wheelchair? But as time goes by, your fear subsides. It doesn’t go away…it just lurks in the background, only to surface now and again when [...]
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...Not So Top Ten For 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
This time of year, it seems we find ourselves up to our nanny parts with “top ten, year in review” type junk. And here at My Odd Sock (because I am as lame as all the rest), we offer all the same! This “Not So Top Ten” list includes the best of the worst My Odd Sock’s [...]
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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