So I’m writing on my phone again because I’m coming to you live and direct from the West Penn Hospital Inpatient Rehab Unit (aka IPR for us frequent flyers) and... Read More

I’ve been putting off writing this post for a while now. And now that I’m finally writing it, and on my phone of all things, I’m not sure how eloquent... Read More

When it all gets to be too much, I tend to go quiet. This is a repeating fact that I cannot deny. There was a time when busting out a... Read More

When I first moved into my current house, about a year or so after my husband died when we were both 30, I found myself in a strange spot. I... Read More

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

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

The absurdity of my current situation here in inpatient rehab is difficult to overstate. I am in dire need of an epidural steroid injection to see if we can get... 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