It pains me to admit since my MS diagnosis in ’96—-I am different. REALLY? How did you come to that conclusion, Einstein? Was it the wheelchair? Rollator? Hand controls on your car? Or was it the half dozen canes scattered throughout the house & garage? No no no, of course I am different physically…heavier, flabbier, …
It doesn’t take much to make a difference. One small act of kindness. But on this particular day who was helping whom? It was a typical hot & humid, dog-day of summer…and I was panting. I eased the car into a spot at the grocery store and began unfolding my limp body from the …
There was the usual chaos at the local Walmart that morning. Five registers were humming along while four hundred customers waited to check out. I was one of them. I only had a single item, cane tips, for $1.76. Because there was no express lane, I settled in line amongst the fray. It didn’t …
Unless you have been living in a cave the past couple years, everyone is familiar with the ongoing investigation by Robert Mueller. Well, finally the nearly 400 page report has been completed. Although it claims no collusion—it DID cite many examples relating to multiple sclerosis. Here are some of the interesting results found in …
Sometimes you need to take a moment to see where you are. Take in your situation. Realize how lucky you have it. Because there is always someone worse. Recent events changed the party theme for me as I tumbled down our stairs and broke my right collarbone. (Also broke the index finger on my left …
Please enjoy this look back at this old My Odd Sock from 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 …
Please enjoy this old My Odd Sock “instant replay.” I’m stuck for a new idea! The wheelchair. Long associated with the weak. The feeble. And the disabled. The old, shiny-metal designs accentuated a feeling of stale, medically induced flavor. Scary and intimidating. No doubt. Maybe that’s why so …
Lessons? There is plenty to learn when you have multiple sclerosis. Here are just some of the valuable things MS has taught me. MS has taught me… …how to spell sclerosis, spasticity & exacerbation. …how to quickly reach my health insurance deductible. …how falling in grass is softer than the floor. …
Because I’m feeling a bit lazy, here is something I wrote for the M.S.A.A. blog. Enjoy. It is difficult to accept when multiple sclerosis steals your ability to work. A lifetime of training and talent gone. Poof. I know it was for me after giving over twenty years of sweat & soul in radio …
From time to time everyone can use a little extra help. Whether you are doing something around the house, filling out a complicated form or moving furniture to run the vacuum (Who does that?), a helping hand is welcome relief. Having multiple sclerosis, I routinely find myself in situations when I feel like a turtle …
