It would be difficult to estimate the number of hours you have spent in a waiting room over the years. At the doctor’s office, the dentist, the eye doctor. Waiting rooms in hospitals, banks, the mechanic or the tire store. Throw in an icky health condition like MS, diabetes or heart issues and you …
Our roads are filled with on-the-go SUV’s and work-duty trucks. Inside are active drivers & families busy with jobs, chores and adventurous plans. The brand names of these vehicles are the best. They convey boundless energy and beautiful journeys behind majestic nameplates of grand nature! Look there!…It’s a Kia Sedona. I see …
A recent news story detailed a man in Brazil (it’s always either Brazil or Florida) getting a 2kg dumbbell stuck in his rear end which was later removed by doctors. In response here are twenty jokes by My Odd Sock. 1. Made it harder to butt-dial. 2. I’ve heard of …
I am not high performance, but apparently…I am. Dri-Fit apparel has been around for years. If you aren’t familiar with the term, Dri-Fit is a polyester-type material used to make clothing by sports brands for “athletes and active lifestyles”…of which I am neither. Yet digging through my shirt drawer, I happened …
Go ahead with your little mindless habits. You won’t bother me. Not one bit. Spin the ring on your finger. Twist your hair. Or bite your nails. Click a pen, pick at your lip or fiddle with your ear. Don’t stop ‘cuz of me. You probably don’t know you even do these things …
You are faced with challenges each & every day. And having multiple sclerosis only adds to that fact. Therefore, every day it’s your job to figure out how to deal with those challenges. To make it easier, My Odd Sock has turned it into a game! I’ll provide the situation…then you decide if …
It’s called “Variety Pack” because this post to My Odd Sock consists of a mish-mash of leftover thoughts & observations. Like the variety pack of cereal boxes from your grocer, there may be some you enjoy and some, well, that will be shoved to the back of the pantry. Let’s dig in… Am …
I am offering myself this platform to speak out. I am an eight-year member of AARP. I wear Rockports. I drive slow. I am losing my hair. Correction: not losing hair, it’s just growing in the wrong places. I get cranky and have to let it out before I have a stroke. So here …
When you have multiple sclerosis, or any chronic disease for that matter, things change over time. Lifestyles, habits & routines evolve into a completely different scene. I know as I’ve changed since my MS diagnosis back in 1996. Here’s a Then/Now look at a few of those changes. Maybe you can relate!….. Silly …
Ever been given a gift you didn’t want? A gift you didn’t ask for? A gift you have never used since? Of course you have. We all have. With most gifts you can return them. But this particular gift, I would be too embarrassed to take back. It was a shiny …
