Navigating the Hundred Acre Wood

As a young girl I loved Winnie the Pooh and all his Hundred Acre Wood friends.  In fact one of my favorite wedding presents is a cookie jar I still have today – decorated with Pooh, Piglet and the whole clan.  It was very appropriate yesterday when my great niece renamed us the Pooh Family [...]

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Life at Lucky Buck Lodge

The hubby and I headed out into the country earlier today, near Cook Forest, PA to visit with many of my in-law’s.  We visited with the hubby’s sister and her own hubby at the Lucky Buck Lodge; their soon-to-be full time home and shared offices, nestled in the Allegheny National Forest.  The hubby’s parents, a [...]

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What My Father Taught Me about Being an American

It’s amazing what a gal finds while cleaning out her old office and preparing to move into one that’s new.  Back in 2003, I submitted a piece of creative writing for a community event called “Celebrate Erie”.  My then 14-year-old stepdaughter Kim, too, submitted a piece.  Both were published.  I found the publication yesterday while [...]

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What My Stepdaughters Taught Me about Being a Mother

It’s amazing what a gal finds while cleaning out her old office and preparing to move into one that’s new.  Back in 2003, I submitted a piece of creative writing for a community event called “Celebrate Erie”.  My then 14-year-old stepdaughter Kim, too, submitted a piece.  Both were published.  I found the publication today while [...]

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Symptoms of MS: Recognizing and Treating Optic Neuritis

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If you have MS, you’ve likely heard about or even experienced firsthand its close relationship with optic neuritis, a condition that causes a wide range of vision problems. Ophthalmologists who specialize in optic neuritis and other MS-related vision trouble explain what causes optic neuritis, which symptoms it most commonly causes [...]

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First Annual Erie M.S. Symposium: September 20, 2008

While M.S. is unpredictable, there are aspects of your life with M.S. that can be managed.  This conference, being held in northwestern Pennsylvania, will focus on information and resources that will empower you to take control of many aspects of your life with M.S.
You’ll get to interact with over ten speakers including a neurologist, [...]

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Healthcare Front and Center at the Convention

Whether in Michelle Obama’s speech or while watching the moving moments on the Convention floor with Senator Ted Kennedy, it was obvious to me yesterday that the topic of healthcare is still front and center in the race for the White House.  Of course the economy really seems to be the number one topic today, [...]

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It’s Time to Secure $15 Million for MS Research

63 members of the House of Representatives and 27 Senators have signed on in support of a $15 million appropriation for MS research in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), a program funded annually by the Defense Appropriations Act. Last year, for the first time ever, MS became eligible to compete for research funding [...]

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Yes, I Told Them

Just as I don’t proclaim to have any medical knowledge, I also don’t proclaim to know human resources law – I don’t dispense medical or legal advice here, I only tell my own story.
“You’re insane!  I can’t believe you told them you have M.S.”  Yes, I heard that from more than one person as [...]

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But Aren’t You Afraid?

“Make sure you take care of your health.”  A colleague said that to me on the phone the other day when hearing my news about my career transition.  A fellow Person with M.S. emailed the same day, asking, “Aren’t you afraid of taking on a new challenge while having M.S.?”  I started to type “no” [...]

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