I realized today I haven’t written in a couple of months. The last post was about having to stop cutting the grass. It turns out that was most likely a (delayed) reaction to the vaccine. My doctor said it wouldn’t have happened two weeks after, however, it takes two weeks…
Everyone that knows me knows how much I value my independence. After all, I pride myself on doing “everything”. I can no longer do everything. I painted my entire house last Winter. I shovel snow. I chop ice. I mow the lawn. I groom my dogs myself. Today I broke…
When I first started jumping rope about two years ago I sucked to put it bluntly. Not only was it very difficult to lift my left foot (weak side/not much feeling) I was so uncoordinated! The reason I kept at it to be honest is because I needed to do…
Yesterday a dear FB friend asked me if I had taken my Facebook page, “Pug You MS” down. “Yes, I really don’t want to talk about ms anymore”, I replied. And boy did I mean it. I hope I didn’t come across abrupt I thought to myself, I just can’t stand…
Funny thing, I had company the other day, and they asked me if I needed help cleaning the house. This wasn’t an out of the ordinary question if you knew my home before ms. I was a neurotic clean freak. I used to dust, vacuum, and mop all of the…
Setting a goal is one of the most important things we can do when we wish to improve ourselves, whether it be a personal or professional goal. Something as simple as making an overdue dental or doctor appointment that we’ve been putting off or wanting to clear a cluttered area in the…
I’m sure by now you’ve heard the saying, “going into 2020 with my eyes wide open….2020 vision”. I was S I N G I N’ this! I’ve been struggling dealing with selfish people who are not supportive. Seems everyone is preoccupied with themselves, making no time to check in. We…
Our immune system works around the clock to fight and protect us from bacteria and germs. When our immune system becomes oversensitive we can develop an allergic reaction that can be very serious. We can develop an allergy to an antibiotic or food that we have taken or eaten before…
Visiting a family member last week I couldn’t help but be reminded how good things are for me and how much worse they could be. My family member is not only very disabled physically, he’s very disabled mentally. While ms slowly destroys my physical being with pain, fatigue, and at…
Dear Quinnie, Tomorrow you will be twelve years old. I can’t believe twelve years have gone by so quickly and yet at times painfully slow for the both of us. I hope you know how much joy and love you’ve brought me and continue to bring me. I remember the day I…