I’ve never much noticed whether any quizzical, judgmental glances are thrown in my general direction when I break out my placard and park in a handicapped spot. To the casual observer, I look to be in good shape besides needing to shed like 50 (OK, 75) pounds. Most days, I display no obvious symptoms. I […]

I’m a month into this, my longest exacerbation since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in September 2010. I’ve had flare-ups, but they’ve all been quickly extinguished by either starting a round of steroids or because the disease-modifying therapy was working. I don’t know if I explain just how life-rending these tend to be without sounding […]

I’m in the throes of a particularly nasty exacerbation, one compounded by the fact that I don’t start my steroid infusion until Monday. So these past few days have been among the worst I’ve had with MS since being diagnosed. What started as a tiny weakening in my left leg has turned into a unilateral […]

I haven’t been posting regularly, which could be read as bad and good. Good, because it means I have nothing to complain about, which supposes that the worst of MS has retreated for now (the remitting part of relapsing/remitting). Bad, because of course there are topics to talk about — it’s been a busy month. […]