Multiple sclerosis: The rules of my illness have changed
How do you adjust your life when the rules of your illness change? I share what I am doing now.
Mental health
Yahoo, I am walking again.
I stood, facing the wind, as it brought the southerly warmth all around me. As it surrounded me, I felt joy and gratitude that I could once again walk. Over the last several months, I had stopped my walk, as it was not possible anymore. My legs had been wrapped in the weight of MS. …
Hospitals: Are they for patient care or doctors careers?
“You want me to come back again tomorrow?” I said through gritted teeth. My cheeks were twitching with pain and I asked, “Are you admitting me?” “No, but you must come back tomorrow to see the neurology team, and we will start you on steroids.” I shook with rage. It had become too much. The …
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The Multiple Sclerosis rollercoaster brings fatigue and poor mobility
It has been several months since I have written a post. I want to write more, but this horrible disease has pushed me into a corner. Fatigue has reared its ugly head, causing me to have less energy to do the things I would like to do. Besides this, some medications I have been taking …
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2021 Patient Advocacy & Me, what an amazing year
2021 has been an eventful year. The COVID pandemic is still around and it has changed so many lives, for good and bad. For now, we do not know what further impact it will have, but I know its impact on me. In this post, I am going to share how it has helped shape …
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My 5 step strategy for overcoming anxiety
For the last few weeks my anxiety levels have been steadily climbing. It has been particularly difficult. Anxiety expresses itself in many ways, which include extra fatigue, poor concentration, irritability as well as physical symptoms, like upset stomach, frequent toilet breaks, to name a few. It is horrible and makes it very difficult to do …
