“Take a step in my shoes” is an all-too familiar quote. And when you have multiple sclerosis & MS related foot-drop in particular, “taking a step in my shoes” can be difficult–if not darn near impossible. That’s why with foot-drop, the proper shoes are a prerequisite. In most cases, every MSer has a favorite …
Let’s blow the cobwebs off this frightening My Odd Sock for Halloween….. The halloween season brings out the scare in all of us. That explains the popularity of haunted houses. It seems every community has a haunted attraction that promises to frighten the wits out of everyone who dares to enter. …
The morning was cool. Perfect weather to forgo my usual solitary workout in the basement and drag my MS-laden body to the local high school track for a stroll. I prefer walking on a track as there is no worry about uneven surfaces or hills. The downside of going to the track …
Having multiple sclerosis (and two areas of damage on my brain) for a little over twenty years now, I began to wonder about my lesions. What do they do? What do they say? I mean, I have a gigandous head but there’s still not much room to share between two spots for …
SMH, short for “shaking my head.” There are a lot of things going on in this world today that leaves one SMH. Heck this whole website is based on SMH. So to add fuel to the fire, I thought I would “pile on” with a few new items worthy of SMH distinction. …
Time for some fun with multiple sclerosis! Let’s take a TV show…and add a pinch of MS. This bit was inspired by Margaret, a long-time My Odd Sock reader & fellow MSer. She even contributed a few programs of her own! Ready to play? Join us as we “MS A TV Show”….. …
Aww, what a cute little guy feeding himself. Heavens, food on his hands. His face. Down his shirt! That little dickens dropped mor eon the floor than he has on his plate! Yeah, cute if you are three. Not so much at 53. Maybe I’m stretching the truth a tad…but …
Things are moving slowly these days. Especially when you include my feet. It feels as though I am moving through molasses. Like the world is covered with the scratchy side of velcro–and my feet are soft & fuzzy. (They truly ARE soft & fuzzy.) Foot drop in both tootsies doesn’t help matters. …
Who says MRI’s aren’t a good time? You just gotta poke fun at the whole, crazy situation! In this post, My Odd Sock shows you how to laugh in the face of the MRI. So don’t move, while you enjoy “MRI Fun”….. …
Welcome to “This & That.” It’s the only uninspired name I could come up with to describe a blog post of disjointed, leftover ideas & pictures. Shall we get started?….. With all the uproar these days in current events of a …
