Posted in Cognitive Issues, Life with M.S., tagged M.S., Multiple sclerosis on March 13, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Call them “M.S. Moments” or something else; I’ve begun to truly enjoy my periodic lapses in cognitive functioning. They provide me with much needed laughter and lots of new, funny stories to tell. I first discussed the “It’s That…That…That…Thing!” concept in December and since I’ve had many more instances of the phenomenon present themselves in [...]
Posted in Cognitive Issues, Life with M.S., Mobility Issues, Symptoms, tagged M.S., Multiple sclerosis on February 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Each time I read the title of this article, all that comes to mind is the old Connie Francis tune “Where the Boys Are.”
Where the boys are, someone waits for me
A smilin’ face, a warm embrace, two arms to hold me tenderly
Where the boys are, my true love will be
He’s walkin’ down some street in [...]
Posted in Cognitive Issues, Life with M.S., Mobility Issues, Symptoms, tagged M.S., Multiple sclerosis on January 30, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Lisa, an MS patient from just south of Boston, who was diagnosed four years ago, shared this letter with me yesterday. She wrote this letter for all M.S. patients to share with family, friends, co-workers, and even strangers. I found her letter to not only be provocative, but right on the money for me and [...]
Posted in Cognitive Issues, Life with M.S., tagged M.S., Multiple sclerosis on January 23, 2008 | 8 Comments »
…then what are we? (Notice I’ve written “we” here. It doesn’t matter if you have M.S. or not, apparently there is a lot of serious forgetfulness going around. Maybe it’s something in the water)?
We still need some sort of animal representation just in case another great flood comes and they start packing us up [...]
Posted in Cognitive Issues, Life with M.S., tagged M.S., Multiple sclerosis on January 21, 2008 | 15 Comments »
I used to be an elephant. OK, not literally, but I had the memory of one. Despite working two jobs, working on a dissertation, and balancing a household, I seemed to rarely forget anything. I’m not exaggerating here.
My husband has a more-than-horrible memory, so I used to remember things for two – and with [...]
Posted in Cognitive Issues, Life with M.S., tagged M.S., Multiple sclerosis on December 17, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Today is my dad’s 68th birthday. It’s only taken 39.5 years and a diagnosis of M.S. for me to finally relate to my father. I mean, really relate — on a peer-to-peer level.
I visited my folks yesterday, to celebrate his birthday. During the afternoon, as we sat in the living room, my dad told me [...]
