Sometimes it is best to start fresh. As you can tell from the picture, My Odd Sock’s Topic/Idea page is plumb-full of scribbles, notes and enough unfunny jokes to remind one of an Adam Sandler movie (Or my stand-up act)! But before I begin a new Topic/Idea page in my …
“You gotta get out there.” “Be more social.” “Don’t shut yourself off.” I’ve heard’em all. And you probably have too! The truth is, I’m not anti-social. I just feel uncomfortable being in social situations, seated in my wheelchair, suited up like Iron Man with an AFO strapped to my leg and …
Being Mother’s Day weekend, My Odd Sock would like to honor and salute the most misunderstood mother of recent days….Patricia Krentcil, aka “Tanning Mom.” Patricia is the 44 year-old mother who is being vilified in the media for excessive tanning as well as allowing her 6 year-old daughter to join her in the …
Whaat? A guy with multiple sclerosis is gonna talk to ME about walking? That’s laughable. Next, you’ll tell me a heart patient is talking about snow shoveling….a diabetic who’s making cupcakes….or a chemo patient chatting about hair growth. All kidding aside, My Odd Sock, accompanied by his two sidekick canes, wanted …
As a 48 year old adult with a college education (a lofty 2.3 GPA), there was a time when I could say with confidence there was absolutely NOTHING to learn from some punk teenager. Boy, was I mistaken! My teenage son just taught me an easier way to peel a banana! …
Because of a lack of time, let’s dredge-up this older My Odd Sock for your reading displeasure. Enjoy… When you have multiple sclerosis everything takes longer. Longer to get dressed. Longer to go to the bathroom. Heck, I can’t change my mind without a delay in my function-junction! So when you put me “on-the-clock,” …
Dear fellow citizens, Amidst the news of a prostitution scandal in Cartagena, Columbia involving agents of the Secret Service, let it be known that at no point was U.S. national security threatened, nor the safety of the president compromised. Eleven Secret Service agents were implicated in the scandal. All those …
How much do you really know about your multiple sclerosis? Take this short true/false quiz to find out. (I always loved true/false questions in school—at least I had a 50% chance of getting it correct!) So sharpen your pencil and let’s begin….. (True or False) …
A gruesome, murderous crime spree has been discovered inside the kitchen commissary of My Odd Sock. Apparently, bananas were the only intended victims of this heinous act, described by many as a “hate crime” directed toward the yellow fruit. My Odd Sock investigative reporters (me) have uncovered official police photographs …
With multiple sclerosis, you and I both know what ails us can change from one day to the next. We are doing fine on Tuesday…but on Wednesday, we become a mime who doesn’t simply “feel” the wall–we run face first, smack-dab into it! Unfortunately, not only can our MS …
