Asking for donations is the life-blood of most charity organizations–but when is enough enough? I mean really. You donate a meager pittance of your fortune, and the next thing you know, you are inundated with requests from other charities asking you to donate to their cause. Preservation of this…Conservation of that…Juvenile Psoriasis…Endowment for …
One look at the writing on the sign-in sheet tells the story. Either there is something physically wrong with these folks—or they are undergoing the world’s most violent earthquake! Very simply, not one of these people will win the Emily Post Award for penmanship! What am I talking about? It’s the …
I am an MS survivalist. You are too. So are the family & friends who give us the continued support to carry on. That’s what a survivalist does. We fight against all odds. The following account is true. I share with you my adventure–NOT for your pity–but for your entertainment. …
Multiple Sclerosis does it. MS picks on you like the burly guy (the MS) at the beach kicking sand in the face of the wimpy guy (you). Annoying as a persistent cough, with the tenacity of a telemarketer calling at dinnertime, MS can be relentless in letting you know it is never far …
Everything in life is a fine line. Too much can be just as hard for you as too little. Your goal is to find the happy median. So you go through life like a tightrope walker, carrying that big pole to help you balance and wearing those silly slippers they wear. I’ve …
You have heard others say it. And if you have multiple sclerosis, you have probably said it yourself… “…I am stiff as a board.” Spasticity (muscle stiffness) is a major side effect of MS. It is for me anyway. Throughout my hips, legs & ankles, spasticity makes …
These pages are meant to describe one man’s awkward experiences in coping with multiple sclerosis—and one day last week pretty much summed up what it is like. Here is the play-by-play of my adventure… The notice of my important meeting had been stuck beneath a Mickey Mouse refrigerator magnet on the …
The red carpet has been unfurled. Lawn chairs have been placed. And the winners are in. It’s time to announce the recipients of the 2010 My Odd Sock Flemmy Awards! The Flemmy Awards recognize excellence in buffoonery from the past year right here at My Odd Sock. (Note–there have been no signs …
Enjoy this encore presentation of My Odd Sock! (Fancy talk, eh?) She wasn’t shy. Nor intimidated. She walked up to me and gingerly picked up my cane which was leaning against the table. “Don’t touch that” her mother said. It’s OK” I replied. “You can play with it” I said to the little …
The holiday season means it is time to hunker down into my wheelchair and face the Christmas hustle & bustle at crotch-eye level. Yes, Christmas shopping is all the more merrier from the seated position. (Now I know why Santa is always sitting down!) Well, with my list in-hand, let’s roll …
