MS or not, each of us has our share of good days and bad. When in the middle of a bad day, the dark clouds seem to swirl around your head…bringing you down like water draining in a bathtub (minus the hair & soap scum). To avoid getting sucked down the drain of despair, folks …
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 …
When you have MS related foot-drop like I do, a nice pair is essential. Shoes, that is. A nice pair of shoes. Not even a pair of shoes that look good. I’m referring to shoes that easily tread over ALL surfaces. Not too grippy, but not too slippery. Too much grip or too much slip …
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 …
An MS Hall of Fame, why didn’t we think of this before? Oh, that’s right–we probably did, but forgot. Every sport has its own hall of fame to immortalize heroes of the past. Every genre of music also has its own hall of fame to honor the greats. So I’m thinking we need a Hall …
I never had the urge to write about something so common. But this was beyond anything I had ever experienced. This was not just another rest room. And this was not just an ordinary hand dryer. This, my friend, was the McDonnell-Douglas of hand dryers. North Korea yearns to develop this type of hand dryer …
NOW I understand why Frosty got a little nutsy when the mercury began to climb. Sweating like Mike Tyson at a spelling bee, he was. If you are living anywhere south of the Arctic Circle, you know it’s been hot. Humid too. The dynamic duo of disaster for those of us with multiple sclerosis. “I’ll …
Here is a moldy-oldy repeat. Enjoy. (I’ll be back on schedule at the end of this week) Sunday was the Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day. You knew that–I was just making it clear to the Taliban readers of My Odd Sock. The Fourth of July is the one day of the year …
“Man of Steel”, the new Superman movie, opened this past weekend with a $131 million dollar draw at the box office. I, on the other hand, NOT of supr-hero stature am rendered powerless during the summer months. He is the “Man of Steel.” And I am the “Man of Sock.” As an MSer yourself, you …
It’s the end of the school year. And time to take your final exam. Let’s see how much you know about multiple sclerosis…and what you have learned from this web site. (Really? Are you kidding me?) Let’s begin….. Name ______________ Question #1 This picture represents… A) “Sticky”, Hallmark’s mascot for Secretaries day. B) …
