Dudeism, MS and You (part I)
In general terms, it is mostly bad to have a chronic illness diagnosis. It doesn’t seem like a huge departure or exercise of logic to...
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Existential Days And How To Navigate Them
Yesterday was an odd day. In spite of how one may be dealing with a chronic illness, there are days on which things are going to just...
Today, A Thought
I wanted to write something more in depth about this and related ideas...but it wasn't working. So today, I only want to say - I miss...
Advocating For Yourself
In one of the contacts that I have had since I started writing this blog, I was asked for advice about advocating for oneself within the...
We're Still Humans In Here
I'm having trouble getting a photo in today so have a .gif. I started this blog for two primary reasons. The first and primary reason was...
Taking Your Shot -or- This Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time
I have a lot of feelings about loyalty and being an employee these days. They don’t necessarily line up with what I always believed in...
How I came to Write Off 12 Years of My Life
When I was able-bodied, I was a school photographer. It is a thankless job, honestly, with no recognition coming when you (daily) create...
On Energy and Daily Schedules
Tuesday is bin day. Like many people, that means I have issued roller bins that have to go out to the curb. Should be easy, right? You...
Speaking of WPM
It has seemed like the last couple of posts have been kind of complaint oriented and well... while that may track with the early days of...
Adventures In Early Diagnosis
When I was first diagnosed, I told my boss because it was clearly going to diminish my effectiveness at my job. They responded with the...
Minor irritants
This isn’t my favorite thing I’ve written… but in the spirit of “keep swimming”, I’m putting it up anyway. We’ll look back at it as a...
What does MS look like?
What does MS look like? This is a fine question. As I have mentioned previously, MS affects people in highly individual ways… it is all...
Let's Talk About Drugs
Let’s talk about drugs! This is the essence of “why now”, so let’s speak frankly. With conditions like MS, there are no cures, so what...
What Type Is Your MS?
Multiple Sclerosis has four major forms. To wit: Clinically Isolated Syndrome Relapsing/Remitting (RRMS) Primary Progressive (PPMS)...
So You've Got A Debilitating Auto-Immune Disease
November 11 is one of those signpost dates. The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month will live forever in our...
It is time to get this off of my chest
“I’m going to talk to you tonight about coming out of the closet. And not just in the traditional sense. Not just the “gay” closet. I...
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