It doesn’t take much. Just a peek. A glance. A look. That’s all you need to recognize a fellow MSer. It’s in the way they hold themselves. The slight hitch in their giddy-up. The lift of a hip to throw their leg forward. You know the tell-tale signs of MS because you have experienced them …
As a species, we are evolving. Taller. Stronger. Faster. That is unless you are looking at those in the buffet line at Golden Corral. “Would you like beef or ham?” OK besides that, we ARE evolving. Just take my word on it for shits & giggles. But since my MS diagnosis back in 1996, I …
Please enjoy this legal redo of an older My Odd Sock! Relax in front of your television any weekday and it will surely happen within five or ten minutes. Poop cramp? you ask. No silly. I’m talking about seeing a TV commercial from a legal eagle proclaiming your rights to a disability claim. I deserve …
When one has disabilities of any kind, he or she may depend upon gizmos or gadgets to make life easier. Certainly as a fella with multiple sclerosis, I have more than my share of mobility aids, braces, special adapters & what not. But I recently came across something I DON”T need. No one needs it …
When you receive a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, it changes you. Slightly, but it changes you. To help you gain a better grasp of the person you have become, My Odd Sock has come up with this simple, seven question quiz for a better understanding of how you are coping with MS. There are no …
Medical marijuana is today’s big health debate. Experts struggle over the treatment benefits. States grapple with legality issues. While our representatives in D.C. fuss over their reelection campaigns. Fourteen states already offer medical marijuana as a viable treatment option for numerous medical conditions, including MS. Meanwhile, other states are working to put the issue before …
Conversation Killers. When a conversation comes to a screeching halt. When someone pulls the emergency brake during a discussion. Sure. You’ve been involved in a gabfest when something is said that suddenly sucks the air out of the room. And if you have multiple sclerosis, the guilty conversation killer may just be your illness! I’ve …
Multiple sclerosis may have squashed your self-image. It may have slashed your self-worth. But now my fellow MSer, you can hold your head high (If you are not too fatigued). Because the New York Post has reported that rich people are hiring the disabled as “tour guides” at Walt Disney World! What? Me? A tour …
Did I give up too soon? Noo, that isn’t a long, forgotten quote from General George Custer. It is what’s been bouncing around in my big, empty head these days. Did I give up too soon on balancing multiple sclerosis with gainful employment? Though being …
Sometimes, having multiple sclerosis can lead to some awkward social situations. And attending a recent party was no exception. The setting was a lot of people, loud music, in a small space—typically, the perfect scene for your average social animal. But add MS into the mix and you get the hijinks of a bad …
