Tag: Avonex

Grab Bar

Grab Bar

    The following is a paid-commercial announcement.     Hey MSers, tired of the same-ol night on the town? Fed up with crowded bars?  Restaurants that aren’t accessible?  With blaring music?  And too few restrooms? Then, My Odd Sock has the place for you.   Welcome to…..       Grab Bar! The exclusive …

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MS Bingo

MS Bingo

    If you are reading this, two things are certain: 1)-  You have multiple sclerosis (Or some related chronic ick.) and 2)-  You LOVE playing Bingo.   That’s why My Odd Sock has combined the two to present “MS Bingo!!!”   Below are several specially-created, MS-inspired Bingo cards to get us started…..   Card …

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MS Fraternity

MS Fraternity

Please enjoy (or chug) this previously used My Odd Sock! I was checking in at the front desk of the MS Clinic for my appointment when he rolled up behind me. His name was Andrew, and he too had multiple sclerosis.  He was asking about my manual wheelchair while I asked him about his power …

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Candid Conversations

Candid Conversations

You have probably wondered what exactly your MS meds are doing. But are you curious about what they may be saying? I was. So I used a highly-sensitive recording device to capture the conversations between several syringes. Here, in a My Odd Sock exclusive, are excerpts of my findings…. Yes, quite compelling indeed.  I thought …

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Naming Your MS Blog

Naming Your MS Blog

Hope you enjoy this previously soiled My Odd Sock! So you want to write about your MS in a blog?  That’s great!  What you’ll need to do first is think of a unique name for your blog and register it as a domain name with a company like Go Daddy.com.  (Yes, I hate Go Daddy’s …

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Side Effects May Include

Side Effects May Include

    Soo many drugs.  Soo many possible side effects. One has to laugh when watching any one of the prescription drug commercials on TV.  It consists of twenty seconds of info about the drug…followed by forty seconds of the most gruesome side effects you’ll ever hear!  (Is this a drug commercial or an experiment …

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The BCS MS Bowl Season

The BCS MS Bowl Season

    On Sunday, the BCS announced the complete college football bowl schedule. Thirty-five games in all.  And once again, not one game–not a single down, will be played in honor of those of us with multiple sclerosis.   Shunned.  Those rat bastards.   Well, my shuffling friend, all that is about to change! My Odd …

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The True/False MS Quiz

The True/False MS Quiz

    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)   …

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MS Awareness Month Greeting Cards

MS Awareness Month Greeting Cards

      March is celebrated as “MS Awareness Month” (Wee-haw!).   So I went to the neighborhood card shop to pick up a box or two of greeting cards.  I figured, what better way to honor this gimpy month than by sharing my spirit of the season with family & friends!     Much to …

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MS Texting Shortcuts

MS Texting Shortcuts

      Today, texting has become a popular vehicle of communication. People of all ages use texting, rather than calling, as their preferred choice of sharing information.   Texting has spawned a whole new, Internet language of word & phrase shorthand to aid in rapid conversation.   Not to be left out, those of …

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