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

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

There’s a potential discharge date on the horizon and I wish I could adequately explain the degree of anxiety it has created in me. It’s what I’ve wished for since... Read More

And it’s good to know. I mean, I was haunted by the idea that I’d find out what it felt like for my baclofen pump settings to be too high... Read More

Hey friends. This is just a quick note to let folks know that I am back in the hospital for a while and am having difficulty writing (typing really) on... Read More

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

There are sayings out there that get tossed around in the MS/chronic illness community that are intended to help folks with MS have perspective on the unique nature of this... Read More

If you’ve been with me on this journey for a little while, you probably know that I rarely hold anything back. For better or worse, these pages have been my... Read More

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

It’s a complicated time for all of us, or so every commercial I see on television tells me. Nobody really knows what day it is half the time and the... Read More