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Did you know that an increase in body temperature of only 1 degree (Fahrenheit) can make a difference?
Growing up in sunny Oklahoma, I used to come home to school, put on my bathing suit, and lay out in the backyard to get some sun....
July 19, 2010 | 109 views | 4 kudos
My primary care doctor (PCP) often asks me how my MS is doing lately....
June 03, 2010 | 158 views | 23 kudos
Have you ever wanted to punch somebody in the face just because they were one too many people who admired your "positive attitude"? I have, briefly.
It has taken a lot of work to come to the point in my journey of chronic illness to accept that a bad attitude is any bit as purposeful as a positive attitude....
May 18, 2010 | 158 views | 16 kudos
My best defense in the face of a relapse is the understanding and support of my family and those around me.
We have all come to understand that increased symptoms and relapses are more than just what they do to me physically....
May 05, 2010 | 132 views | 15 kudos
It can be a challenge to know where to find and how to evaluate information about multiple sclerosis or any other chronic disease....
April 22, 2010 | 149 views | 22 kudos
As you know, I live with more than one chronic, autoimmune disease....
April 06, 2010 | 229 views | 40 kudos
On a snowy Saturday, trapped at home, I did something which seemed from another lifetime....
March 25, 2010 | 128 views | 41 kudos
I don’t know about you, but it took a while before I learned my body’s signals for the need of rest, before it decided to stop me in my tracks....
March 09, 2010 | 229 views | 37 kudos
One of the greatest blessings of having MS has been in meeting some truly wonderful folks who also live with this crappy disease.
I had not been one to join groups or find ways to connect with others....
February 23, 2010 | 129 views | 25 kudos
When I first experienced optic neuritis, I was performing backstage with the Baltimore Opera in a production of Tannhäuser....
February 10, 2010 | 119 views | 31 kudos