It's been awhile since I've posted about music. Or posted at all. Quick recap ... The good: Fall! Pumpkin spice latte! Car bumper fixed! Weekend trip to Dallas! Corn chowder time! More pumpkin spice latte! The bad: Copaxone leaving huge welts. Left hand numb. Fatigue a beast. And ... back to music. R.E.M. broke up… Continue reading Hold on … hold on
Category: Multiple sclerosis
The light and the dark
Today we went to the birthday party for our best friends' twin girls. Last year, they were being born in one hospital as I was in another. Not that they missed me or anything, they were all of 2 hours old. But I missed that moment. Today was bittersweet in a lot of ways. Of… Continue reading The light and the dark
Reflections on a year gone by
It's rather surreal to think that on this day a year ago I was in the emergency room being told I need to be hospitalized because I could no longer walk. A week later and I was still laid up in that lumpy bed, eating that bland food, getting a spinal tap, hoping against hope… Continue reading Reflections on a year gone by
Is it bedtime yet?
I actually found myself going all Danny Glover the other night. It was around 11:30 p.m., and I had put in about 12 hours of work, all told. I was done for. "I'm too old for this shit," I told my younger co-workers as I sauntered hobbled out of the newsroom. Which is such a… Continue reading Is it bedtime yet?
Squeaky clean
I must preface what I am about to say with this: I maintain good personal hygiene — really, I do! But I can't stand taking showers. Sometimes, I'll skip a day and go for the good old college bath. And weekends? If I'm being a homebody, then I'll wait until Sunday night to hop in… Continue reading Squeaky clean
Hit me with your best shot: Comparing Betaseron and Copaxone
Switching MS treatments has been more of an adjustment than I thought. I figured a shot was a shot was a shot, right? Wrong. In a layman's way, I get how Betaseron and Copaxone are different — the former is an interferon that works by reducing the ability of inflammatory cells of the immune system… Continue reading Hit me with your best shot: Comparing Betaseron and Copaxone
Being sick on top of being sick
I've been fighting a nasty cold here lately. Like radioactive green stuff coming out of my nose kind of cold. It's really the first time I've been sick in a year, which, coincidentally, is how long I've been living with MS. And let me say, for the record, it f#4@*)&g suuuuuuuuuucks. I don't recommend. I… Continue reading Being sick on top of being sick
Ms. MS blogger goes to Washington
Well, not quite. Washington came to me. OK, we met halfway. Sort of. Lawmakers are back in their home states this month, doing the usual business tours and town halls and baby-forehead kissing. They are also hearing from their constituents. Which is how I found myself in Rep. Tim Griffin's conference room Wednesday afternoon. Politics… Continue reading Ms. MS blogger goes to Washington
The Copaxone Trip: A Captain’s Log
We are embarking on a new journey that will test mind and body. Into the heart of darkness we shall go. Day 1: The instructions were brief, though not cursory. The steps seem easy enough. Our first outing was successful, with nary a misstep in the stomach. Day 2: Entering new territory today. The leg… Continue reading The Copaxone Trip: A Captain’s Log
Tenacity
It was an emotional week for myriad reasons ... A couple of friends had losses of their own and my heart aches for them. And you might have heard about what happened in Jonesboro. If not, some wonderfully written stories and features can be found here: http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/previousfeatures/westmemphis3/ So work, which was so slow in the beginning… Continue reading Tenacity
One, Wild & Precious 