March is celebrated as “MS Awareness Month” (Wee-haw!). So I went to the neighborhood card shop to pick up a box or two of greeting cards. I figured, what better way to honor this gimpy month than by sharing my spirit of the season with family & friends! Much to …
It is Academy Awards’ week! And in true copy-cat fashion, it’s also time for the 43rd Annual My Odd Sock Flemmy Awards, celebrating the worst of the My Odd Sock worst of 2011. All nominees dream of winning the coveted Flemmy! Purchased at a neighbor’s garage sale, the Flemmy represents all …
“How are you feeling?” I get asked that a lot. “Can my family stand under your enormous head to get out of the rain?” I’ve been asked that one too. (I have a rather large noggin) But not nearly as often as being asked about how I am feeling. And it …
It was maddening watching him explain his success. How, for ten years now, he has fended off the ill effects of multiple sclerosis. I’m talking about Montel William’s recent appearance on the “Doctor Oz” TV show. Montel was revealing his secrets for healthy living. And I began to wonder if I should follow …
The glory days of the 1950’s had its sock hops—the whirling, twirling dances of youth. The 1950’s were before my days (born 1963), but now in the 2010’s, I am able to go back in time and enjoy the same spinning, flailing dance moves. Thanks in part to multiple sclerosis, that is. …
There are TV networks devoted to all sports (ESPN), news (CNN), weather (The Weather Channel), kid’s (Nickelodeon), races (BET & Telemundo), even political affiliations…right-wing (Fox) and left-wing (Comedy Central)! But finally, for those of us with multiple sclerosis, there is a now a tv network that caters to our specific entertainment. Yes, …
“Good grief,” says Charlie Brown during times of frustration. If only grief was as simple as when Lucy pulls the football away and Chuck is about to give it a boot. Unfortunately you and I know grief as a feeling we get in response to a personal loss we have experienced. …
Have you ever had a fall that looked worse than what it was? A spill that was ugly, yet graceful? A tumble that was nimble, but awkward? A fall where you escaped injury, but wished you could have been judged on your artistic & athletic recovery? Well, My Odd Sock had …
When you receive a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis–fear becomes a big part of the equation. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the future. Will I be able to walk? Will I be in a wheelchair? But as time goes by, your fear subsides. It doesn’t go away…it just lurks in …
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 …
