Tag Archive | "Spasticity"
Up & Down
Up & down. Up & down. One must be describing the New York Stock Exchange, right? (No, that would be mostly down.) How about a public opinion poll? Or maybe gas prices? (No, that would be mostly up!) Specifically, what I am trying to explain is my activity level. You see, I can’t sit still. Ants in [...]
Continue reading...Access Denied
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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 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 [...]
Continue reading...Two New MS Symptoms
Monday, June 13, 2011
While enjoying my two week My Odd Sock corporate sabbatical, I discovered two new MS symptoms..or side effects (however you want to classify them). During the course of my extensive research, I have become curious if you suffer with these two MS maladies as well? Not yet recognized by the medical community, I simply refer to the [...]
Continue reading...Swiss Army Knife of Treatment
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The Swiss Army Knife. First introduced in 1859, this baby was the cat’s meow of knives! The Swiss Army Knife was decked out like a pimp’s Cadillac Coupe DeVille. It’s the McGyver of cutlery! Boasting not only a main blade and a smaller blade too…..plus, tweezers, a toothpick, corkscrew, can-opener, flat-head screwdriver, Phillips-head screwdriver, nail file, scissors, shoelace [...]
Continue reading...March MS Awareness Month Madness
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
The month of March is widely recognized for two exciting events. March is not only known for being “MS Awareness Month, but also the time of year for the NCAA basketball Championships. Thus, with another preposterous idea, My Odd Sock proposes combining the two popular activities into one, big mega-event! We take you now to……….. “March MS Awareness Month [...]
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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