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...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 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 5, 2011
My Odd Sock and multiple sclerosis go Hollywood! Many titles of feature films can be related to MS in some way, shape or form. My Odd Sock thought it might be fun to draw some red-carpet comparisons to show you how! Check out these flicks & what they mean in the world of MS….. The Color Purple (The [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Thinking back to the day of your MS diagnosis, you may recall the fanatically-frightened thought pattern of your brain. A whirlwind of what-ifs, how’s thats and it-can’t-be’s. Heart pounding mental images of canes, walkers and wheelchairs, oh my! It was the fear of the future…and what the future holds. We know because each of us have experienced our own [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 25, 2011
With an interest in your public safety, My Odd Sock would like to remind you that old man winter’s ice & snow can make traveling quite treacherous–so be careful on your journey. Duh! This message isn’t just for those in motor vehicles. I’m speaking to all MSers & others who “motor-vate” using canes, crutches and rollators! You see, winter’s [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 14, 2011
With much of the U.S. getting dumped on with snow, I thought it would be fitting to dredge up this old My Odd Sock for an encore showing (that and I am out of ideas for a humor piece!). Enjoy…… A pictorial of animal tracks in the snow…..
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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