Tag Archive | "Rollator"
Access Denied
OK, maybe “access denied” is a bit extreme. Let’s try “access impeded”…or “access inconvenienced.” Whatever you call it, if you use a wheelchair, scooter or rollator, getting around, into, or out of a place, building or activity can be downright frustrating at times. For instance, just this past weekend, I attended a football game in a stadium that [...]
Continue reading...MS Mind Games
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Multiple Sclerosis has taken a lot from you. Maybe it’s your balance…ability to walk…your vision …or bladder control. Or maybe you are one of the lucky few where MS has taken all of the above! (Too bad you weren’t that lucky with a lottery ticket!) Swallowing some pride, many of these problems can be corrected. I can walk [...]
Continue reading...MS Texting Shortcuts
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Today, texting has become a popular vehicle of communication. People of all ages use texting, rather than calling, as their preferred choice of sharing information. Texting has spawned a whole new, Internet language of word & phrase shorthand to aid in rapid conversation. Not to be left out, those of us with multiple sclerosis, can enjoy our own [...]
Continue reading...Tread Lightly
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
When you have multiple sclerosis, walking can be a daunting challenge…pick up your bad foot…keep your balance…make sure your feet don’t scissor…step on a crack–break your mother’s back. You get the picture. It is compete concentration for man’s basic mode of transportation. But as an MSer, you must now add to the equation–the surface upon which you tread. [...]
Continue reading...Crowds, Chaos & Confusion
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Yep, crowds, chaos & confusion. Nothing brings this Odd Sock to his knees faster than a situation involving any of these components. (A kick to the nether-regions does too, but that’s a different story!) As my MS has progressed, so has my ability to cope with these attention-diverting, energy-zapping triplets of trouble. I get spooked by hustle [...]
Continue reading...MS Mixed Bag
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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 post. So lets reach [...]
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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