Tag Archive | "Multiple Sclerosis"

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Friday, March 5, 2010

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From the title, you might guess this My Odd Sock will either be about childbirth….or exercise.  (Although the more I think about it, what would “reach” have to do with childbirth?…Unless you were reaching  to strangle the guy who put you in this position!) So yes, if you guessed this was about exercise—you were correct.   I have [...]

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Snow Prints (In Pictures!)

Sunday, February 28, 2010

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A pictorial of animal tracks in the snow…..                

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More Botox Please

Friday, February 26, 2010

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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.  And I am [...]

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Gotta Go Right Now

Friday, February 19, 2010

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  I hear ya.  You’re saying “Another MS post about bladder control?…We know the drill.  Take a pill would you!” Alas, you are wrong! This isn’t about the bladder or the enlarging prostate at all—it’s about my self-described “gotta go mode.” (Though I must confess I’m intrigued by those commercials in how a pill will know to shrink my [...]

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Airline’s Little Extras

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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Gracing the news recently was the story of American Airlines charging eight dollars for use of a blanket during flights. The story itself wasn’t shocking, I think all of us are aware of the incidental fees being charged by air carriers. Take for instance, checked baggage.  Most airlines allow you one checked bag per person.  Although some, [...]

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MS Embarrassment

Thursday, February 11, 2010

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  “Can you believe he goes out in public like that.” “He use to be a runner, now look at him.” “First, a cane.  Now a chair.  He has gone downhill fast.”   Have you heard comments like these? I have.  Fortunately, I’ve only heard them in my own head. That’s right.  With a head the size of a dirigible, one is [...]

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