I wanted to start by wishing Happy Mother’s Day to all the mom’s out there! I especially wanted to wish my wife a Happy Mother’s Day for bringing my two beautiful boys, Mason and Colby into this life. I also wanted to send a big Happy Mother’s Day out to Moms with MS and Caregiver […]
Happy Mother’s Day! A Tribute to Moms with MS and Caregiver Moms Read More »
According to a study by Dr. Kleinewietfeld, an increased salt intake could lead to triggering an autoimmune reaction which could lead to Multiple Sclerosis. The frustrating thing is about Multiple Sclerosis is there is no single cause. MS can be triggered by any number of factors including environment, genetics, diet and location. As researchers narrow
Skip the Salt? Trial and Error Approach to Living with MS. Read More »
When my Aunt Loretta was diagnosed with MS in the early 1970’s, Multiple Sclerosis was thought to be the wheel chair disease. In fact, my only memories of my Aunt Loretta were that she was in a wheelchair and could only mumble and moan. When I was lying in my hospital bed with an acute
Living with a chronic illness, like Multiple Sclerosis, is tough to talk about. Often times we shut out the people we love because we don’t know how to communicate how we feel. Chronic illness impacts how we communicate with our loved ones, friends and co-workers. Instead of talking openly about how we feel, we tend
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The question of why I write has many layers. My first memories of writing date back to second grade. My mom was in a fight with my dad. She swore she was going to pack up and move to Vermont. As I sat and cried in my room, I took a pencil and blue wide-lined
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It is the dog days of summer. No one knows this better than the MS crowd. The hotter it gets, the harder it gets on the MS population. There have been a lot of blogs that touched upon this subject lately, so here is my two cents. It’s all scientific. A study conducted by Uhthoff
Cool Fashion: MS and Heat Read More »
This presidential campaign is an interesting match-up of first lady candidates and their relationship to Multiple Sclerosis. In one corner you have the incumbent, Michelle Obama. At the Olympics the first lady talked about her father’s battle with MS. According to the Washington Post, Obama, who said she was “just in awe” of their company,
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According to the National MS Society, analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid, which is sampled by a spinal tap, detects the levels of certain immune system proteins and the presence of oligoclonal bands. That means that if you are hospitalized with MS type symptoms, you are probably going to get a huge needle stuck in your
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“You okay over there? You look like you saw a ghost or something.” Jocelyn asks. “I’m fine, just…um not feeling that great. I think I tweaked my back last night in my sleep somehow. A shower should help.” “Need me to get you anything.” “No. Just help me up.” “Ok,” she says as I’m finally
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Back in 2006, I had a flare up of Optic Neuritis, costing me the vision in my right eye. I previously documented this account in an old Myspace blog. I thought this blog gained new relevancy with Jack Osbourne’s acute onset of Optic Neuritis… A year ago at this time, I was a healthy, happily
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