Posts tagged with: working with MS

I wrote this in May 2021

I wrote this in my journal in 2021 and I read it again tonight and it made me think how relevant it still is so I’m going to copy and... Read More

And here we are: crisis mode

It’s been a good long time since I’ve felt like my typically quasi-functional MS self. I think that’s been obvious by my unwillingness to write about it. I mean, when... Read More

The Value of a Life Inside

I don’t think there is a MS-related concept that has troubled me more than the notion that since becoming a full-time wheelchair user I have become what some would consider... Read More

Taking the next step

Once again, I’m starting a new post by amusing myself with my own stock image choices. When you think about it, I guess it’s a good skill to have? That... Read More

Bethybright and Dark the Movie: the episode nobody wanted to see

I can’t type. It sucks. Badly. So I made this cringey video. Click that link at your own risk, people. Writers should stick to writing, no?    ... Read More

Fam. We Need To Talk About Compression Socks.

I first learned about compression socks during my first tour of duty at IPR (or InPatient Rehab for the luckily uninitiated) where I used my first wheelchair because they were... Read More

Be like the water, Bethy

In my mind, it was the Buddha or some entity much more spiritual and lofty who told me, and you and everyone else, to be like the water. But it... Read More

Words Words Words

There was a time in a long ago past when fashion and specifically celebrity fashion was kind of an obsession of mine. During this time of my life I stumbled... Read More

I want to write something beautiful

I want to write something beautiful about life, disability, my wheelchair, how watching television and being on the internet seeing people talk about the end of pandemic life makes me... Read More

Happy birthday to me

The bar for having a happy birthday this year is decidedly low, what with the fact that I spent last year’s birthday doing my first stint at inpatient rehab after... Read More