Posts tagged with: Chronic Illness

On being a functional ambulator

I’m sitting here looking at friends’ pictures on Instagram of their super fun long holiday weekend plans, thinking about my family who have gathered at my niece’s new house for... Read More

How About Some MS Merit Badges

It’s odd to me how easy it is to forget what it feels like to be home again after a long hospital stay. I mean, I’ve been home now for... Read More

This is my brain on MS

I’ve been avoiding you. To be more accurate, I’ve been avoiding me too. I’ve been trying to pretend I’m OK and hoping that it will eventually stick and them I’d... Read More

‘Twas the night before discharge

All I can think about on this most auspicious of nights, is “here we go again.” After a little more than a month in the hospital I’m about to be... Read More

These days

I need an attitude adjustment. There’s just no other way to look at it. So, I’ve come back here, my place to examine all things outside of my control, in... Read More

It’s World MS Day (again)…Let’s Have a Talk

World MS day happens every year on May 30. As I look back over the last four years that such an event was even remotely relevant to me, I’ve struggled... Read More

The first warm days of summer

The forecast said it was going to be warm today and it was. The central air was welcome and set conservatively at 70, you hope that will be enough for... Read More

What the actual F*%K?

I agonized over writing this post. See, I realize that I only a week or so ago published a post wherein I was feeling moderately optimistic and upbeat even about... Read More

Random thoughts from the living room floor

It’s not a bad thing this time, this whole being on the floor thing. See, I had something called a “co-session” of therapy this afternoon where my PT and OT... Read More

This video thing…

It’s weird. I agree. But it’s what I can do right now so…enjoy Bethy Bright and Dark the Movie, part II. Also enjoy the wicked strange faces I pulled for... Read More