March is MS Awareness Month!…I think you’ve gotten the memo on that by now! So I thought it might be nice to send cards to family & friends, letting them know of this special time of year. A trip to the local greeting card store followed—you know the one, when you care …
C’mon, all together now… “We’re #2, hey! We’re #2, Yeah!” Yes, that’s right. According to the National MS Society, multiple sclerosis is the second most expensive disease to treat. Only congestive heart failure ranks higher. The average health cost per family living with MS is about $70,000 …
Welcome to the 73rd Annual My Odd Sock Flemmy Awards! Yes, we are smack dab in the middle of awards season which means My Odd Sock must jump on the bandwagon of blatant worthlessness. The Flemmy Awards celebrate the best & the worst (mostly the worst) of 2014 as seen …
We’re not doing it to be assholes. We’ve got nothing to prove. And we’re not trying to be tough, curse or defiant. First of all, I say “we” as in “you & I” with multiple sclerosis. We’re just trying to live with something (MS) that takes, takes & takes a …
There were the textbook signals. Loss of muscle control. Erratic thought pattern. Slurred speech. Stroke? I wondered to myself. Thankfully no. It was the realization I had just wasted several hours of precious life watching tv’s TLC. Yes, TLC, The Learning Channel. The circus side-show act that went from only …
Here is an encore performance of one of my favorite My Odd Sock’s. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. DATELINE: My Odd Sock Laboratory 12/01/09 With startling new evidence, researchers at My Odd Sock Labs have uncovered up-close, never before seen footage of the debilitating disease widely known as …
I tend to sleep in the spare bedroom. But I am not alone. Because if you have multiple sclerosis as well—you’re right there with me. With MS, slumber can be a fitful, jumpy fog of tossing & turning between muscle spasms and potty runs. In other words, sleeping with MS, or sleeping …
Life changing information can be found in the most unlikeliest of places. An example of which is this offer discovered at the bottom of an email I received: How Old Men Tighten Skin 63 Year Old Man Shares DIY Skin Tightening Method You Can Do From …
I found this selfie on my camera, so why not poke some fun at it. Enjoy! And be sure to add your own jab with a comment. (Don’t worry, you won’t damage my self-image any worse than it already is.) NBC is getting 4.5 mill …
Having multiple sclerosis isn’t difficult if you simply use a little common sense. To give you some healthy guidelines, My Odd Sock has created the list of “MS Dos And Don’ts.” Let’s get busy, shall we….. DO be aware of your bladder. Accidents happen. …
