Posts tagged with: modern medicine

I’ve decided to start adventure hiking

Here’s the thing. I keep sitting down to write some inspirational prose about how to overcome adversity, see the bright side of life and wrap myself in silver linings made... Read More

…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

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

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

I got a new foot for Stanley

Stanley is my cane. I dubbed him Stan upon looking upon him for the first time. I use his more formal name when I’m displeased with him. You see, I... Read More

I’ve got nothing

Usually my blog posts start as thoughts that I can’t get out of my head. I noodle and I roll them around until I virtually have to sit down and... Read More

I finally had a massage

(READER NOTE: If you are a cat lover, or any kind of animal lover for that matter, this might be a post you want to skip. I’m serious. I can’t... Read More

The blog post that almost wasn’t

By now, if you’ve read anything of this blog you know that I am a daily writer. I’ve written in a journal for over 20 years. I have stacks and... Read More

Twas the night before infusion #2

Tomorrow, merely one sleep away, is my second full dose of the new goo (Ocrevus for new readers). I feel like a kid before the first day of school. My... Read More