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The Sentence
When I hear about someone being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), I feel sad – sad as I do for anyone who has received any diagnosis; but also sad because I personally remember and understand the impact of hearing the … Continue reading
Posted in MS/Multiple Sclerosis
Tagged detour, diagnosed, diagnosis, life, MS, multiple, road, sclerosis
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Folding
We fold laundry when it’s clean. We fold napkins on the table. We fold paper to fit in envelopes or to make shapes in origami. There are a multitude of things we fold. If we are working, exercising or doing yoga … Continue reading
Botoxology 101
There’s no mistaking that I have wrinkles in my forehand, laugh lines at the corners of my eyes and around my mouth, but they are the least of my worries in this temporary shell of a body I live in … Continue reading
Posted in MS/Multiple Sclerosis
Tagged Botox, extreme, MS, multiple, sclerosis, spasticity, stiff, stiffness
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Broken Record
I wonder if young people understand what the expression “broken record” means. Or maybe they do as I hear there is a new interest in them, and they have been dubbed ” vinyls” by the younger crowd. A quick explanation in case you … Continue reading
Posted in MS/Multiple Sclerosis, This and That
Tagged broken, compliment, courtesy, I'm sorry, manners, MS, multiple, please, record, sclerosis, thank you
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Collateral Damage
It’s useless to try to make sense of something like multiple sclerosis. Nobody knows its cause, when or how it might attack, the speed at which it will progress, and certainly not how to cure it. We do know what it does … Continue reading
Beware the Chair
There are commercials on television, especially during midafternoon hours, that show smiling people floating around on level sidewalks in flat parks on beautiful weather days on wheelchairs that look like fun and fit them perfectly while children lovingly prance around them and … Continue reading
Posted in MS/Multiple Sclerosis
Tagged mobility, MS, multiple, sclerosis, scooter, wheelchair
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Rocky Mountain High?
John Denver wrote and sang a song called Rocky Mountain High. When it topped the charts in 1973, I was just starting high school. I saw the meaning of the title and lyrics as they were meant, describing a feeling derived … Continue reading
It’s Like A Drug-Part 3 of Adventuring
It demands my presence. When I am away front of it, it calls my name. It screams for attention. It consumes my time. It’s addictive. Like a magician and his swinging watch, it has a hypnotic power over me. This box in front of me. The … Continue reading
Adventuring – Part 1, Out and About
While I rarely leave the comfort of my home during this time of year, we just spent a long weekend traveling out of state. It took six hours to reach our destination. Traveling for us is broken down into required planned stops, and … Continue reading
Posted in Hotel Reviews, MS/Multiple Sclerosis, Travels
Tagged bathroom, family, hotel, MS, multiple, restroom, review, sclerosis, travel
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