We’re all mostly serious & junk about our “platonic” relationships with multiple sclerosis. That’s why My Odd Sock has decided to call recess for a little MS Playtime! But we can’t play without toys, right? So I gathered up a few bits to use in poking fun at our dreaded ick. …
There comes a time in your life with multiple sclerosis when you raise a white flag to admit defeat. Something is just too much. Too demanding. You’re in over your head. You’ve bitten off more than you can chew. (Insert your own lame cliche here.) It could …
Feeling rather lazy today, I decided to post an article I wrote for the Ohio Buckeye Chapter Fall 2014 MS Connection newsletter. (Yes, it is amazing someone else would let my work ruin their fine reputation!) But they did. And here it is…. Fall holds a special place in my heart. …
Diminishing skills is a term often used to describe an aging athlete. Someone past their prime. A person who may still show occasional flashes of renown, but nothing close to that of their past would be described as having diminishing skills. But when you think about it, …
You will never forget the day you learned you had multiple sclerosis. It was difficult. Traumatizing. Maybe a relief for some. But over time you realized being saddled with MS wasn’t so bad. In fact, during your life, you’ll probably hear far worse things than the little sentence…”You have MS.” As an example, My Odd …
Reading about last week’s death of Annette Funicello, a long-time sufferer of multiple sclerosis, I uncovered a quote by hear I found to be interesting. The article stated when Funicello was finally diagnosed, she recalled…”I knew nothing about MS, and you are afraid of the unknown. I plowed into books.” Thinking about …
My partner & I? We couldn’t be more opposite. Ying & Yang. Felix & Oscar. Barrack & Boehner. Me? I like to be active. Always on the go. Always doing something. I get fidgety sitting around for a long time. My partner? Very low key. Likes to …
Around this day sixteen years ago, I received my MS degree (diagnosis) from the powers to be. They were the most devastating words I had ever heard. I hadn’t been that scared since the second grade. That’s when a teacher, Mrs. Metzger, shook me so violently I peed my pants right there …
