Yeah, yeah we’ve heard it all before. The rah-rah hype of some sort of oversight looksie into the high cost of prescription meds. Advocates have called on one for years only to get a whimper of response from those in power. I decided to get off my backside to take a peek at the …
Go ahead with your little mindless habits. You won’t bother me. Not one bit. Spin the ring on your finger. Twist your hair. Or bite your nails. Click a pen, pick at your lip or fiddle with your ear. Don’t stop ‘cuz of me. You probably don’t know you even do these things …
You are faced with challenges each & every day. And having multiple sclerosis only adds to that fact. Therefore, every day it’s your job to figure out how to deal with those challenges. To make it easier, My Odd Sock has turned it into a game! I’ll provide the situation…then you decide if …
It’s called “Variety Pack” because this post to My Odd Sock consists of a mish-mash of leftover thoughts & observations. Like the variety pack of cereal boxes from your grocer, there may be some you enjoy and some, well, that will be shoved to the back of the pantry. Let’s dig in… Am …
“Thank you for riding MS Express, the fastest, most-direct route for disease progression. Please remain seated till the train comes to a complete stop. We welcome you to Frustration Station!” You and I have been here before. Many times, in fact. Sometimes I get so frustrated having multiple sclerosis, I could …
Enjoy this sweet treat of a past My Odd Sock….. Everyone adores the little candy hearts so popular this time of year. In fact, Neeco, the world’s renowned Sweetheart manufacturer, has been making them & sharing love since 1902! The touching phrases found on each heart have changed over the years, but they …
I am offering myself this platform to speak out. I am an eight-year member of AARP. I wear Rockports. I drive slow. I am losing my hair. Correction: not losing hair, it’s just growing in the wrong places. I get cranky and have to let it out before I have a stroke. So here …
When you have multiple sclerosis, or any chronic disease for that matter, things change over time. Lifestyles, habits & routines evolve into a completely different scene. I know as I’ve changed since my MS diagnosis back in 1996. Here’s a Then/Now look at a few of those changes. Maybe you can relate!….. Silly …
Ever been given a gift you didn’t want? A gift you didn’t ask for? A gift you have never used since? Of course you have. We all have. With most gifts you can return them. But this particular gift, I would be too embarrassed to take back. It was a shiny …
Sappy music and endless commercials for household cleaners & walk-in tubs can only mean it’s time for another gut-punching episode of the only daytime drama devoted to multiple sclerosis. Welcome to…..”As the Myelin Fades.” It was a beautifully-bright day outside Dubuque metro’s premier MS treatment center, but I, Dr. Scott …
