Posts tagged with: multiple sclerosis

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

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

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

When words fail the writer

We all get there eventually, I guess. We all get to the point where you are just so blind with anger and frustration that you don’t even have words to... Read More