Tag Archive | "Wheelchair"
The Scary Stuff of MS
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...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...The World Uphill
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
These pages are meant to describe one man’s awkward experiences in coping with multiple sclerosis—and one day last week pretty much summed up what it is like. Here is the play-by-play of my adventure… The notice of my important meeting had been stuck beneath a Mickey Mouse refrigerator magnet on the frig door for months. (It is [...]
Continue reading...Shopping At Chair Level
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The holiday season means it is time to hunker down into my wheelchair and face the Christmas hustle & bustle at crotch-eye level. Yes, Christmas shopping is all the more merrier from the seated position. (Now I know why Santa is always sitting down!) Well, with my list in-hand, let’s roll to the mall and purchase our [...]
Continue reading...Mobility Go-Ability
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
There has been…. Ford vs. Chevy Pepsi vs. Coke Ali vs. Frazier But today, we have….. The “Thrilla of Mobila” The Battle of Wheels and Steel! Rollator vs. Wheelchair (echo..”chair chair”) OK, maybe it’s not as hyped as Ali vs. Frazier, but MSer’s who need mobility aids to “keep on truckin” DO have their preferences. Just as some folks prefer Ford and others prefer [...]
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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