Today, I saw a squirrel take a 30-foot tumble from a tree and spring back up as though nothing had happened. Why can't I be built that way? Sans the bushy tail, natch, but sturdy like that. And able to scamper up trees. (Even as a kid, I was terrible at that particular activity. Oh,… Continue reading Resilience
Category: Multiple sclerosis
Heroes, or how I came to like Montel Williams
Everyone could use a good dose of inspiration now and again. I find it in nature, in words, in music (but not Words & Music), in other people overcoming challenges large and small to make an impact in their little corner of the world. And now, I find inspiration in a certain former daytime TV… Continue reading Heroes, or how I came to like Montel Williams
Woman’s best friend
Part of me wishes I could have a companion dog. Ella, our lab mix, would need quite a bit of training and coaxing and treats, but I'm confident that she is the perfect pup for the job. We've been best buds ever since I got her for Nick way back in 2001. She'll be 10… Continue reading Woman’s best friend
Not waving but drowning
I'm getting terrifyingly good at masking my struggles with multiple sclerosis. So adept I even hide them from myself. Never underestimate the potency of denial. My carefully constructed facade isn't impenetrable. There are several chinks in my armor, but usually only those closest to me see them, as night sets in and I can barely… Continue reading Not waving but drowning
Boy crazy
* UPDATE* Signing day went fine, save for a few hiccups. But the more I work, the less I feel that I can keep up this pace. The occasional 12-hour day is fine, but I've had more than I care to remember. Part of it is me, but part of it is the job. I… Continue reading Boy crazy
Dancing in the rain
Sweet sentiment, but have you ever really tried it? What a load of hooey. You get wet, and depending on the season, cold. And it might ruin your shoes. Definitely your hair. Maybe I'm too macabre for my own good, but for me it conjures up a scene from Bram Stoker's Dracula that, after our… Continue reading Dancing in the rain
CCSVI’m confused
I'm not a doctor. I don't play one on TV, either. So to say I'm flummoxed by multiple sclerosis, in a clinical sense, is an understatement. Which makes me like most laymen, but also those like above-average doctors, who have been searching for a cause/treatment/cure to MS for at least 150 years and have yet… Continue reading CCSVI’m confused
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
The only constant is change. But it strikes me just how whirlwind the metamorphosis has been the past few months, for everyone around me. Two friends have taken huge leaps for careers. My besties had twins the day after I went into the hospital in September. Other friends are due any day now. And another… Continue reading Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Please give
In my mailbox yesterday was one of those nondescript envelopes addressed to me but in that casual handwriting that always gives me pause. I mean, what if it was those name stickers we all get from whatever organization that is each year? Well, maybe this isn't junk junk mail so I'll open it and check… Continue reading Please give
Wordless Wednesday: The chill factor
I can empathize, little ice cream machine. Oh, can I ever.
One, Wild & Precious 