MS Journey
Update in the midst of a pandemic
A brief update on my year with the added complication of a pandemic. We’re all trying to figure this out with some success and some failures.
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Navigating the Fire Swamp
Today is World MS Day and in honor of that I am going to give a quick update on my own journey with this disease. It has been 6 months since I was diagnosed and I’ve learned a lot. I still have ongoing symptoms – numbness in both feet and my left leg, weakness in […]
MoreFor the Love of Spoons
We are forever losing spoons in our house. Even after washing dishes, there will be fewer and fewer spoons in the silverware drawer. I used to blame my teenage children, who by the way, said they never took spoons to their rooms. Sometimes, after good room cleanings, the spoons would miraculously reappear. But most of […]
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Recently, I sat across from my neurologist in her office waiting to find out the results of several recent medical tests. The numbness in my leg and hands had not improved, blood tests, several MRIs and an EMG test had been ordered and this appointment would finally reveal the diagnosis, at least I cautiously hoped. […]
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