Dan and I didn’t have a choice when we were diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, and combined we have battled it for nearly 25 years. But we soon realized that the choice was all ours when we decided how we were going to live with the disease. As we’ve often told the members of our MS…… Continue Reading
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The mathematics behind MS =
This is National MS Awareness Week, and the National MS Society theme asks people what MS equals to them. Here is what I put on the NMSS site and shared with fellow blogger Michael Gerber of Perspective is Everything on his Facebook site: “MS = Unimaginable opportunities! For all that MS has taken from me…… Continue Reading
Happy New Year
A good friend recently e-mailed me this Handbook for 2011. Because it inspired me, I wanted to share some of it – along with a few additions from me, of course 🙂 My thoughts are in italics. 1. Drink plenty of water. Yes, that is tough with MS, but we should try.…… Continue Reading
A good pair of black pants
Whether you are male or female, you probably have heard about the all-important “little black dress,” well for me, an outfit starts with “a good pair of black pants.” It has been a little over eight years since I’ve driven a car. Hate that, but I accept it. Been almost that long since I’ve walked. Yep,…… Continue Reading
What's a trip to Chicago without the Cubs?
It was eight years ago today – September 28, 2010. Eight years ago that I met Dan and told my mom, “He’s really cute and sweet, but mom – he likes Springsteen. Yuck! And he loves baseball. How boring!!” Now eight years later, not only am I happily married to Dan, but I’ve seen Bruce…… Continue Reading
35
Well, I guess it’s time to face it. This Friday, November 6 is my 35th birthday. And yes, I am freaking out about it. I’m not exactly sure why, after all it’s just a number. But 35 is just a bigger number than I care (or are prepared) to be. Maybe it’s because this birthday…… Continue Reading
River Royalty
It was a long ride to Buckley’s Mountainside Canoe. While I was excited about floating the river, all that kept coming to mind were the “what if” questions: “What if I can’t get in the river?” “What if I have to go to the bathroom?” “What if I get stuck on a rock?” “What if…… Continue Reading
Goodbye Jim
Wishing things away is not effective. That’s what a fortune cookie once told me. I believe this truism. But knowing this truth didn’t stop me from wishing that the news Jim told me a few months ago wasn’t true. Earlier this summer, Jim gently broke it to me that he and his wife were…… Continue Reading
Kevin Spacey moments
A few years ago I watched a television interview with Kevin Spacey, one of my favorite actors. He has a quiet charm that I find very appealing. Plus, he seems pretty smart and I think this helps make him a believable actor. I liked his performance best in the 1999 Oscar winning film, American Beauty. I especially loved…… Continue Reading