“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 …
It was late October when Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO & poster child of bad barbering, announced his company was changing its name to Meta. Meta, short for “metaverse,” was chosen to best represent a futuristic version of what we now call the internet. Coming to agreement on a new name though, wasn’t an easy …
I apologize. A lot. Sometimes I blame my quick expression of regret on my lack of self-confidence. I probably screwed something up, so it is just easier to apologize, accept the blame & move on…..till the next goof-up (‘cuz there will be more!). But other times I blame multiple sclerosis for my short …
We’re into November and it is already downright boring. I think the month of November is the lull between October’s beauty & fun of halloween…to Decenber’s bustling Christmas season. November is the straight rail of a roller coaster between two hills. Oh sure, the month has it’s holidays; Veteran’s Day & Thanksgiving–for one, …
It’s time for a Pop Quiz! So grab a #2 and a scrap of paper to test your knowledge of nonsense & tomfoolery. Let’s begin….. Question #1 This picture is an example of: A. Proper length of a suit jacket. B. The excitement of live sports. C. My typical view …
