Posts tagged with: living with MS

…and just like that

Milestone birthdays feel like such a big deal. All of those big birthdays come with so much baggage. Turning 40, turning 30…both happened at rather monumental times in my life.... Read More

Random thoughts while waiting for my car to de-ice

You know my constant debate… Go to the outside world, play the Old Me (who walks really funny but I don’t walk that much or that far, so it’s cool)... Read More

Remembering to say…for now, for today, for the moment

I think I’ve had my first bout of actual writer’s block. It’s been almost two weeks since my last post and while this bothers me intensely, I think it might... Read More

The search for peace (or pain relief…I’m not picky)

  It’s been a little more than two full years since I was officially diagnosed with multiple sclerosis on December 1, 2015. The contents of this entire blog are a... Read More

The effects of being broken

While watching one of my favorite Sunday morning shows, CBS This Morning, I always find something to inspire me, educate me or just widen my mind. We should be clear,... Read More

New year…new me?

I’ve had a lot of time to think this holiday season since I took some left-over vacation days at the end of the year to allow myself to actually rest... Read More

Tegan & Sara, concentric circles and failed resolutions

One time, quite a while back, I had my heart broken pretty badly. Correction, that one time in particular, I had my heart crushed to smithereens not by being left... Read More

A very bright and dark Christmas

I’m sure it will come as no surprise to any of my readers that I was not looking forward to the Christmas holidays this year. I mean, I’m not terribly... Read More

Been there, done that (and I’m so grateful)

Here’s the thing. We call multiple sclerosis a snowflake disease and with good reason. MS is never the same for any two people. Things that are major issues for me,... Read More

MS Life is Chock Full ‘o Irony

You probably already knew that. MS is a mean, relentless, ironic disease. It’s actually one of my most obvious observations since this whole wacky ride began almost two years ago... Read More