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 …
I don’t like being labeled. All my life I have been able to shuck & jive my way out of being labeled as a nerd, geek, suck-up, dweeb and idiot. (OK maybe “idiot” is still up in the air, but I’m trying.) It’s this current label I just can’t escape. Call …
Because many of us with multiple sclerosis have the memory of a gnat, I’ll recap my participation in the MS-based stem cell research study at the Cleveland Clinic. Twenty-four lucky souls were chosen to take part in this first-ever study. Bone marrow was taken from my hips. The stem cells were …
Welcome to a very special My Odd Sock! Who would have guessed when this dimly-lit, waste of Internet band-width first posted back in July of ’09, it would still be around 300 posts later! Yes, this is My Odd Sock’s 300th Celebration Retrospect!…a look back at the best (and mostly …
“Na-NaNa-Na-Na.” Don’t bother. That’s just my MS-infested body making fun of me. Teasing. Taunting. Eh, I’m use to it by now. Similar to living with an older brother, we all get accustomed to the abuse after a while. That’s why MS moves around your body. Sometimes…it’s your hands. Other times, it’s your legs. …
It’s Valentines Week as My Odd Sock takes a tongue-N-cheek look at his relationship. Interviewer- So when and how did you two meet? My Odd Sock- It was back in the spring of ’96. Just passing glances for quite a while. You know, like when you see …
Mr. Bollenbacher was funny, quirky and a dead-ringer look-alike for actor Gene Wilder. As a high-school math teacher, there was no one better at his craft. He was my favorite. It was his tests I dreaded most. Mr. B’s geometry exams challenged our knowledge of theorems with his infamous “Always Sometimes Never” questions. …
Okay smarty-pants. One of the hardest things to do when you have multiple sclerosis is.. “Climbing stairs?” No. “Buttoning a shirt? Naa. “Putting on socks & shoes during leg spasms? Close. For me, one of the hardest things to do, being blessed with MS, is getting into and getting out of a …
It’s hard to believe this is number 19 in the My Odd Sock “Brain Drain” series. For those of you new to this rag, “Brain Drain” is simply me venting. Draining my lesion-filled brain of unnecessary baggage. Dumb stuff I’ve noticed in our world that can be as annoying as a …
My partner & I? We couldn’t be more opposite. Ying & Yang. Felix & Oscar. Barrack & Boehner. Me? I like to be active. Always on the go. Always doing something. I get fidgety sitting around for a long time. My partner? Very low key. Likes to …
