In my new, re-focused approach to having multiple sclerosis, I’ve been trying to keep myself motivated by focusing on small steps. I mean that quite literally. Small steps seem to... Read More

Here’s the thing about putting all your business on the Internet (as my mother calls what I do)…it means when bad things happen you feel compelled to share the news... Read More

I’ve been trying to remember exactly how long it’s been that my body took a turn for the worse. I can’t put my finger on the day it all went... Read More

The Great Scott himself called me before I could call him this morning. As it turns out, my labs were completely normal. No UTI indicators at all. No indicators of... Read More

Day three of my confinement. I’m beginning to lose what’s left of my mind. This is my first actual lab-verified experience with having a UTI while also having MS. This... Read More

The trouble with having a disease like MS is that nobody can tell you how your particular MS will behave. Will you be one of the adventure hikers you see... Read More

This is what I imagine the galaxies in my mind look like. Alas, this is a picture of actual galaxies and not my mind at all but it sure is... Read More

I’ve been pondering my supposed treatment refractory situation for what feels like every minute of every day since my last appointment with The Great Scott. I’m not going to lie,... Read More

Here’s the unfiltered truth about why writing this blog has been helpful to me. It’s not about helping others. Or even helping myself, really. It was mostly about the fact... Read More

I’ve always been very much a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of girl. It wasn’t really a choice I made – it was just my nature. I had a boss once who said... Read More