A Fantasy Come True

Every little girl has her fantasies.  When I was young, I was a Happy Days addict.  I’d rush home from school, whip through my homework, grab my snack, turn the knob on the television, and at 4:30 PM, it was time for me and Fonzie.  No one else existed in the world. My favorite episodes [...]

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O Sole Mio Sundays — Becky’s Story

Most Sundays, I devote my blog to the stories of others who let their Moonlight times inspire them to let the positive blossom from the negative. Today’s story is about one of my new friends – Becky Newman.  Becky is a new graduate of GED for Me!, a program I created and the only completely [...]

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How Does It Work?

Since I started writing about my Tysabri Travels, I’ve received a number of emails with questions about the drug and its efficacy and side effects.  When I visit a number of M.S. discussion boards, one in almost every ten postings is about Tysabri.  Folks in my personal life also ask about the drug, how it [...]

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What Does Pensive Look Like Anyway?

For a few moments in time recently, I became a Diva, a Patient-zilla if you will.  I was thrilled to be selected for a new media campaign recognizing the medical facility associated with the doctors who diagnosed me and continue to treat me and my M.S.  I saw this as a terrific opportunity to shout [...]

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Teed Off!

Everyone needs hobbies, including me.  Just before I was diagnosed with M.S., I started taking ballroom dance lessons – the Rumba and Cha-Cha are my favorites. I got to the level of needing a partner and since I didn’t have one I gave up formal lessons and instead just dance around the kitchen these days. [...]

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Causes of MS: Is a Virus to Blame?

A widely held theory says that those with MS were genetically predisposed to get the disorder and that an unknown environmental factor triggered its onset. Could that factor be a virus?
Tune in tomorrow at Health Talk as MS experts discuss the role viruses may play in the development of MS. Learn about the viruses most [...]

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It’s Such a Good Feeling!

By Contributing Writer
Needles ‘n Pens
 
The age range of blood donors at a Red Cross community drive is always heartening … last fall, at a local school, I saw more than a dozen high school seniors lined up for their first donation … with much bravado, and many follow-up stories at the snack table, they began [...]

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Happiness Myths

As we explore the topics of happiness and anger here in the Sunshine, I found it ironic that Ann Curry and the Today Show would simultaneously be exploring a similar topic – the top five happiness myths.
Kate White, editor-in-chief of ‘Cosmopolitan’ magazine, and psychiatrist Gail Saltz talked to Today’s Ann Curry about the five [...]

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Under Surveillance

We gotta make this work. This is our dream drug.  Our options are really limited.  We’ve invested so much research and hope in this direction. 
It’s been three days since my first infusion of Tysabri and the hubby and I continue to keep a close watch on both my physical and cognitive conditions – doctor’s [...]

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O Sole Mio Sundays — Measures of Acceptance

Most Sundays, I devote my blog to the stories of others who let their Moonlight times inspire them to let the positive blossom from the negative.  Al, age 56, from Wichita Kansas, has been dealing with M.S. for more than 12 years. He recently shared his Sunshine-esque thoughts on acceptance and denial with me and [...]

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