When I first encountered Spalding Gray’s Monster in a Box, I was struck by the absurd yet deeply relatable concept of wrestling with an unfinished manuscript. For Gray, the “monster” was a daunting novel he couldn’t seem to finish. For me, it wasn’t just one manuscript—it was a scattered web of digital and physical fragments: […]
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The nurse handed me a cane. A standard-issue black cane with a soft Styrofoam grip. As soon as it touched my palm, something inside me shifted. The hospital room, the nurse’s voice, the weight of my diagnosis—they all faded. Because I had seen this cane before. Not this exact one, but one just like it.
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The mariachi band played just outside the open window, their melody drifting up and over the bustle of Faneuil Hall. Jim and I sat in our corner office, suite 720 at 84 State Street, with sandwiches from Al’s unwrapped on the desk between us. The energy of Boston—vibrant, chaotic, alive—surged below. It was our favorite
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In the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) at Summit School in Ahwatukee, the air buzzed with excitement. Rows of chairs were filled with proud parents, siblings, and friends, all there to celebrate the 8th-grade graduation. The graduates, clad in crisp shirts and dresses, fidgeted with a mix of anticipation and nerves as they awaited their moment to
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It was 8AM, and I was late. Again. The Education Lecture Hall at Arizona State was already buzzing with over 150 students, the sound of chatter and rustling notebooks echoing through the vast room. I hurriedly locked up my bike outside, still catching my breath from the ride. It had been a late night—probably too
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There’s a moment from the Peanuts comic strip that I’ve always related to: Charlie Brown gearing up to kick the football. Every time, he gives it his all, determined to finally succeed. And every time, Lucy pulls the ball away, leaving him flat on his back, staring at the sky, wondering what just happened. That’s
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I lost my voice. But today, I take it back. It’s been a while since I last shared here, but today, I’m writing with renewed purpose and a fresh perspective. For years, this blog has been a space where I’ve documented my journey with multiple sclerosis (MS), sharing the highs, the lows, and everything in
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Multiple sclerosis has been compared to an iceberg because 90 percent of the disease activity may be hiding under the surface and not visible to the naked eye. This is especially true with cognition and fatigue. If your energy levels are low or your memory becomes foggy, doing even simple daily chores and activities can
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Many of you have read my previous article about how a denied insurance authorization led me to an MS relapse, rendering me nonfunctional on my right side. As it turned out, MRI studies revealed that I had two new active lesions on my brain and one on the right side of my cervical spine that
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**Originally posted by Matt Cavallo on Mango Health at http://blog.mangohealth.com/post/143011766224/the-healing-power-of-pets** I remember it like it was yesterday. It was the spring of 2005, and I was laying in my hospital bed wondering if I was ever going to walk again. A month after my hospital discharge, I was devastated to find out at the follow-up appointment
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