Comments on: Let’s Help James! http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/ Everyone has Sunshine and Moonlight in their lives. It's just that my sunshine and moonlight has come in the form of Multiple Sclerosis. So, why the name "Sunshine and Moonlight"? When I was diagnosed, I was amazed by the negative terms that were tossed around --bad days, MS days, remission, relapses, episodes, disease progression. All scary. All negative. I've chosen to focus on the positive instead, as I search to find the "new normal" in my life. "Sunshine" (my husband's nickname for me) -- represents my post MS-diagnosis day-to-day life. And, "Moonlight" -- represents everything else. I consider myself to be a Patient-Educator, here to help others newly diagnosed and those continuing their battles with M.S. And, this, my friends, brings us to "Sunshine and Moonlight -- A Journey with Multiple Sclerosis." Welcome! Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:45:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: kfabrizio http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-106 kfabrizio Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:36:55 +0000 http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-106 James, you and Brenda couldn't have chosen a more perfect photo! Bravo! James, you and Brenda couldn’t have chosen a more perfect photo! Bravo!

]]> By: James S. Huggins http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-105 James S. Huggins Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:28:10 +0000 http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-105 Ok. See http://JSH.us/ms for the new photo. Click the link UNDER the photo for the story. James Ok.

See http://JSH.us/ms for the new photo.

Click the link UNDER the photo for the story.

James

]]> By: kfabrizio http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-97 kfabrizio Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:53:20 +0000 http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-97 James, Angela, one of my new friends from MSWorld has given me permission to post these links here. While the pictures/photos can't be used for a private web site (they are copyrighted), she thought they may provide some inspiration for you. Here is a link to Angela's MS Awareness Gallery: www.myspace.com/aesbroo And, here is a link to MSWorld's Artist Trading Cards -- Series 5: http://www.msworld.org/html/Art_ATCseries5.htm These are mini works of art -- trading cards -- whose theme was "In My Shoes", depicting how it feels to be in the artist's shoes as a person with M.S. We hope these provide inspiration. James,

Angela, one of my new friends from MSWorld has given me permission to post these links here. While the pictures/photos can’t be used for a private web site (they are copyrighted), she thought they may provide some inspiration for you.

Here is a link to Angela’s MS Awareness Gallery: http://www.myspace.com/aesbroo

And, here is a link to MSWorld’s Artist Trading Cards — Series 5: http://www.msworld.org/html/Art_ATCseries5.htm

These are mini works of art — trading cards — whose theme was “In My Shoes”, depicting how it feels to be in the artist’s shoes as a person with M.S.

We hope these provide inspiration.

]]> By: James S. Huggins http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-93 James S. Huggins Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:54:30 +0000 http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-93 Thank you for the ideas so far. They are helpful and have me thinking. Please keep 'em coming. I can use your help. James S. Huggins http://JSH.us/ms ... Thank you for the ideas so far. They are helpful and have me thinking. Please keep ‘em coming. I can use your help.

James S. Huggins
http://JSH.us/ms

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]]> By: ania http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-92 ania Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:42:40 +0000 http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-92 Finding one image to depict MS is difficult...We're many faces and many ablilities. A blending of ideas, wishes and hopes just like anyone else...Our hope has initials attached to it, that can sometimes tingle and make us extremly fatigued...LOL Blend many images of hope...with or without tingly dots. Finding one image to depict MS is difficult…We’re many faces and many ablilities. A blending of ideas, wishes and hopes just like anyone else…Our hope has initials attached to it, that can sometimes tingle and make us extremly fatigued…LOL

Blend many images of hope…with or without tingly dots.

]]> By: Tracy E http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-88 Tracy E Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:55:33 +0000 http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-88 Well, Kim...I would use a lot of words to describe you....FRAGILE is NOT one of them! Not sure if James would want to portray people with MS as something fragile. I do love all the suggestions, but I think there is something better out there for him. Well, Kim…I would use a lot of words to describe you….FRAGILE is NOT one of them! Not sure if James would want to portray people with MS as something fragile. I do love all the suggestions, but I think there is something better out there for him.

]]> By: Mom http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-86 Mom Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:02:23 +0000 http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-86 Kim I looked at James' site and loved the picture of the front door with the flowers. Maybe he should consider having a plain door on the intro page with a sign that has a nice background (muted) such a globe and the words "enter into the MS information world". Kim I looked at James’ site and loved the picture of the front door with the flowers. Maybe he should consider having a plain door on the intro page with a sign that has a nice background (muted) such a globe and the words “enter into the MS information world”.

]]> By: kfabrizio http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-82 kfabrizio Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:10:22 +0000 http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-82 Hi James, here's a posting from one of the folks on Daily Strength's MS Forum (I posted my blog entry there, too): <em>Maybe there should be an image of people doing things that they are not able to do with their bodies anymore, because of MS. But in their mind, they can do them and they are capable of a lot.</em> Hi James, here’s a posting from one of the folks on Daily Strength’s MS Forum (I posted my blog entry there, too):

Maybe there should be an image of people doing things that they are not able to do with their bodies anymore, because of MS. But in their mind, they can do them and they are capable of a lot.

]]> By: JHutchinson http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-81 JHutchinson Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:10:14 +0000 http://sunshineandmoonlight.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/lets-help-james/#comment-81 I quickly read the page James has that tells about the people who have MS. Virginia Sanchez submitted a story that really moved me. As a result of this story and some other things that I read on James’ site, here are some image suggestions: I learned that people who have MS are seemingly strong and beautiful yet in reality, they are very fragile. To reflect that, I suggest the following for images: Coral Reef (my favorite) Seashell Ming vase/piece of China dishware Any fragile flower (rose, orchid, bird of paradise) Egg Hope this helps you find an image that will help others who don't have MS better understand what it's like to have this disease and to hopefully remember as they speak that some words--though spoken with good intent--really hurt. I quickly read the page James has that tells about the people who have MS. Virginia Sanchez submitted a story that really moved me. As a result of this story and some other things that I read on James’ site, here are some image suggestions:

I learned that people who have MS are seemingly strong and beautiful yet in reality, they are very fragile. To reflect that, I suggest the following for images:

Coral Reef (my favorite)
Seashell
Ming vase/piece of China dishware
Any fragile flower (rose, orchid, bird of paradise)
Egg

Hope this helps you find an image that will help others who don’t have MS better understand what it’s like to have this disease and to hopefully remember as they speak that some words–though spoken with good intent–really hurt.

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