Throughout the land people young & old are donning caps & gowns in celebration of their hard work & achievements. It’s graduation season, where hungry minds look ahead, plying their knowledge to challenges & future opportunity. It has me thinking back to my own days as a young grad. The year …
We have been hearing about this new MS medication in the works for several years. And finally this week, the FDA granted approval for Ocrevus (short for ocrelizumab). Now what? All the high-fives surround Ocrevus because it is the first & only approved treatment for progressive forms of multiple sclerosis. (That’s my …
There is a big day looming on my MS horizon. Appointments. Not one. Not two. But three appointments in a single day. A trifecta of care at the Mellen Center of the Cleveland Clinic. I’ll begin with a morning session of Botox injections in my legs to …
I’m always sorta glad when the holidays are over. The social atmoshere of family gatherings, Christmas parties & New Year festivities make me stick out like Santa Claus during Hanukkah. Mind you, I was never a life of the party. But I was certainly a more active participant in years …
A lot of change has occurred in recent days. A change in seasons. The weather changed. Some changed their clocks. In sports, champions change. Ranking change. Relationships change. Even last week we had a change in leaders. And through all this change, one thing remains steadfast—we have our multiple sclerosis. MS hangs …
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 …
MS and the makeup mirror? What on Earth does a makeup mirror have to do with multiple sclerosis? Now before you think My Odd Sock has blown a hole in the toe, let me explain. It’s no surprise to someone when I tell them I have MS. Outfitted with canes, a wheelchair, …
I tend to forget. A lot. I don’t put the entire blame on icky MS. Just some of it. Most I owe to a lack of perspective. A lapse of judgement. A brain fart, if you will. Because after living with multiple sclerosis for 19 years now, I have forgotten how …
Everyone needs a little push now and then. Something or someone that makes you want to dig a little deeper. Try a little harder. Go a little longer. Just don’t let that spark be me. Let’s back up slightly and I’ll explain. If you have been a reader of My Odd Sock for any …
“How are you?” is an honest enough question. But if you have cancer, MS, the bubonic plague or anything in between…you tend to hear that question more than usual. Ad nauseum, in fact. It’s a toss-up to what I hear more often…”How are you?…or the two guys eating at Sonic. (I get it—they like …
