Okay, sure. I'm new to the Parking Placard Party (tm), and I'm no expert on parking lot etiquette, but I felt compelled to compile a quick list of my parking placard tips and pet peeves that you may find useful. Mind the Lines. Whether you're parking inside of or next to a handicap space, respect …
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It's Only a Bruise was recently named one of the best multiple sclerosis blogs by Medical News Today. Thank you so much for helping to make IOaB everything that it is and be sure to check out the other featured blogs on this list. <Awkward forced segue, incoming> As many of you know, I also write articles …
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I recently had the honor of meeting with Colleen Kalt, President and CEO of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Wisconsin Chapter, so that she could hand deliver my Big Cheese shirt (Big Cheese=the top 100 fundraisers in the state--something you've helped me accomplish each of the three years I've done WALK MS so far) this year …
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To wrap up Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, I thought I'd do something a little different and hand the floor off to someone who is very much aware of the effects that MS can have on a person and their relationships: my husband. Caregivers are often overlooked and need just as much support (if not more) as we do. …
What did I do wrong? What could I have done differently? How could this happen? What did I miss? We ask these questions in the wake of local or national tragedy. We ask them when our children misbehave. We ask them when we suffer a financial loss. And we ask ourselves these questions when we hear …
it's only a bruise. 