Posted in Life with M.S., Mobility Issues, Symptoms, Treatments, tagged M.S., Multiple sclerosis on April 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »
One thing I am is an M.S. patient who is active in her own health. I read every tidbit of information I can get my hands on. So often the information all seems to just blend together. Read that. Saw that already. Heard that from four different people. Old news. Outdated info. Yadda, yadda, yadda. [...]
Posted in Life with M.S., Mobility Issues, tagged M.S., Multiple sclerosis on April 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Remember when I was first diagnosed and lamenting how difficult it is to wear many styles of high heels anymore? In the months since that posting I have found a couple pairs of heels that I can wear on most days. But, when I’m not in business meetings, I’ve relented to wearing sneakers. Until now!
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Posted in Life with M.S., Mobility Issues, Symptoms, tagged M.S., Multiple sclerosis on February 23, 2008 | 6 Comments »
We encounter ridiculous questions all the time; the type of questions that if the person asking took the time to think about, they’d never open their mouths. Examples:
· Our work break room was decorated with balloons and a giant cake with “Happy 40th!!” on it sat on one of the tables. Plates, forks, and napkins [...]
Posted in Life with M.S., Mobility Issues, Symptoms, tagged M.S., Multiple sclerosis on February 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Boy, how many times have we asked this question? Or perhaps it might be something similar: How do I know I have diabetes? or How do I know I have lung cancer? or How do I know if it’s a mosquito bite or a bed bug bite? So often these days, the Internet, and typically [...]
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 Life with M.S., Mobility Issues, Symptoms, tagged M.S., Multiple sclerosis, paresthesia on January 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When I was first diagnosed with M.S., I was flabbergasted to discover that high heels were no longer my friend. One lovely, snowy Saturday I was wearing a pair of stilettos and by Monday evening in the hospital, I was having trouble staying balanced in bare feet. I’ve tested out all the shoes in my [...]
Posted in Causes of M.S., Life with M.S., Mobility Issues, Treatments, tagged Copaxone, M.S., Multiple sclerosis on January 7, 2008 | No Comments »
I finally have a good explanation for what’s been going on in my brain and more importantly, an even better description of what I’m doing to treat it. As I often say, I’m not a doctor (nor do I play one on TV). This is one laywoman’s description of M.S. and of my personal treatment [...]
Posted in Life with M.S., Mobility Issues, Other Inspirations on December 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Earlier this week, I asked you all to help my new friend, James, design new artwork for his M.S. website. You’ll recall, he previously had a photo of a wheelchair on the main page. Several of you submitted ideas here on Sunshine and Moonlight and some of you emailed James directly.
Interested in the result? You [...]
Posted in Mobility Issues, tagged M.S., Multiple sclerosis on December 16, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’m guessing all M.S. patients ask themselves this question at one point in time. My first question, when we started exploring whether or not I had the MonSter was “Do you die from M.S.?” I now know that the answer is “No!” Somewhere along the way, I asked one doctor or the other if I [...]
