My On This Day Facebook app tells me that today is the second anniversary of my "coming out" with MS and I'd like to share that original post with you. I won't preface this with an explanation of why I waited seven months to broaden my support system past family and a very select group of close …
Happy Hump Day, everyone! How are you? Me? I'm still sick. That is, I keep getting sick, it seems while my immune system is recovering, but still vulnerable (Thanks, Rebif!). It's been over a month of cyclical sickness, punctuated by the normal post-injection "flu" (No, seriously...thanks, Rebif!). So, here I sit. My complexion: pallid. My eyes: glassy. My hair …
Hi! I wanted to share something that was sent to me yesterday, just in case you missed it in my posts on Twitter and Facebook. It's a very short video (about two minutes), a campaign by Grey Australia that offers, I think, a great visualization of what having MS is like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYYrJyGItvU I love stuff like this. I …
My dear friends, you motivated this little blog. I started it, after being told by quite a few of you how badly you wanted to ask about my MS, but didn't know how. I'm hoping that my first few entries have been helpful for you—they certainly have been for me. Disease makes me uncomfortable, too. …
I'm home with the flu today. At least, that's what it feels like. My medication lowers immune system function, so I'm surprised this is the first time I'm getting sick this season. I wanted to do something productive while lying in a pile of blankets and tissues and I've been sitting here, staring at a blank screen …
it's only a bruise. 