Certainly there are plenty of medical terms labeling you as a long-time MSer. (Many of which you can’t pronounce or spell) Therefore, My Odd Sock has come up with several statments you should be able to relate with as one with multiple sclerosis. Let’s check it out… You Know …
He described how he watches people. Noticing them not by looks or what they wear, but their eyes. “And you are blessed” he said to me. I gave him an “Aw shucks” kind of fidget followed by “I have lost a few pounds lately.” He smiled and explained that he …
If you have multiple sclerosis, two things are absolutes… 1)- You have bad balance. (Like riding a unicycle on a bed of ball bearings.) and 2)- Because of the lack of balance, you are forced to wall-walk–holding onto anything solid. For a better grasp on the subject, I …
As one with multiple sclerosis, you are well aware of all the crazy, wacky “cures” touted by a countless number of shucksters on the Internet. Cranberry, Ginko, Turmeric, Vitamin D, Diets, Bee stings, CCSVI and the list goes on & on. I’m not one to discredit a treatment option as it may just work …
How many can you relate with? Please enjoy this re-run of an old My Odd Sock….. It’s true. My Odd Sock has been away for quite a while. (Just long enough for the nightmares to subside, right?) But my time away hasn’t all been wasted. (Most of it yes, but not …
Hard to believe it has been seven years since My Odd Sock germinated from a brain fart of an idea…to the vast waste of Internet bit space it has become today. This is My Odd Sock’s 500th post…and still not one tidbit of useful information. (Would you expect any more?) My Odd Sock began …
Next Monday is Memorial Day, a time to honor & remember those who served and gave their lives for our freedom. Memorial Day means a lot to me–and I get quite emotional at observances. I think of the great-uncle I never knew who died on D-Day at Normandy…a cousin I barely knew who was killed …
As one with multiple sclerosis, walking, yeah simple walking, can be a misadventure of mobility. (Tell me something I don’t know!) But trying to carry something while walking can be a downright catastrophe! Especially if you are like me and use a mobility aid like canes, crutches, rollator, wheelchair, scooter…or a combo of …
Time for a little multiple sclerosis fun (Duh, when isn’t MS fun?). In this mindless post (Duh, aren’t they ALL mindless?), you’ll be given a picture and three possible captions. Your job is to pick the caption that best describes the picture. Sound fun? So easy, let’s begin….. #1 …
According to the National MS Society, multiple sclerosis is at least two to three times more common in women than men. For the overwhelming majority of female patients, the abbreviation MS is fitting as MS, like Mrs & Miss, is also a proper greeting. But as one of the …
