I have plenty of medical issues. From my numb feet to my tingly head, there are a myriad of problems big and small. Not to mention how I feel about my body. Let’s just say, I’m not a fan. There’s one exception: my teeth. Once a hygienist looked inside my mouth and excitedly proclaimed,”you have … Continue reading
Because MS causes your immune system to attack your brain (admittedly that’s a simplistic explanation), treatments generally mess with your white blood cells. When I was discussing what my new treatment is doing to my immune system at my last neuro appointment, my doctor told me that the medication doesn’t get rid of my immune system. … Continue reading
My friend’s daughter says I’ll end up like Marilyn Monroe. I was having dinner with my friend Jennifer and her family when her nearly 4-year-old daughter said something that rocked me. Jennifer’s mother was asking me about the MS treatment I’m on now. I said it seemed to be going well, that I just have … Continue reading
I slept with my hand in a plastic bag, and I’m not exactly sure why. You’re probably not surprised to hear that hands get really, really sweaty when you wrap them in plastic. It didn’t really interfere with my sleep, though. On the whole, it wasn’t bad. If you’re thinking of doing it, I say … Continue reading
I think I scared people with my MS when I went on a ghost tour. My MS scares me. That’s the fear I’m mostly focused on. Sometimes, I forget to make allowances for how my MS might scare others. The nearby historic cemetery does Ghost Tours around Halloween each year. I’ve been on it before, so … Continue reading
I wasn’t sure I could do it, but I survived my trip to NYC. It’s not the city that scared me. It’s what my MS has done to me since I was last there. That last trip was one of the things that convinced me there was something really wrong with me. It was part … Continue reading
My MS symptoms have put certain limits on me that I know others think is just laziness. I’m visiting one of my college friends this week. We didn’t have an exact itinerary. As it worked out, we spent a night at her parents’ home. When we got there, they were working on their house, specifically … Continue reading
When I was first diagnosed with MS I didn’t tell many people about it. There were various reasons for that, the biggest one was that I had been warned not to tell people. At any rate, I was feeling very isolated and alone. There’s a woman out there somewhere who doesn’t know me, but she … Continue reading
It’s overwhelming being diagnosed with MS. Finding out you have a degenerative brain disorder is terrifying. Here are some of the things I know now that I wish I didn’t have to learn the hard way. 5 – Specialists are specialists because of what they know, not their personality. If you’ve been diagnosed, chances are … Continue reading
I can’t wear high heels anymore. I used to wear them everyday. I credit and blame MS for both. For that first decade, I just had numb feet. Numbness in your toes is an asset in wearing high heels. Then the numbness got worse, and brought along balance problems. Some days I have a problem … Continue reading
Stripped Nerves 