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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Don’t believe everything that you read. MS is not a death sentence. There was a lot of publicity this week about Jack Osbourne’s onset of Multiple Sclerosis . While I feel bad for the Osbourne family, MS is hardly the death sentence that the article implies. In fact, I would go as far as to […]