‘Multiple Sclerosis’ Archives
Submission for “WeKeepMoving.org”
I was diagnosed with MS in 2001, two years after starting college in NYC and being diagnosed with a stroke. I'd just had heart surgery to close a PFO they thought caused my 'stroke' and so I had about a month of feeling almost like a 'normal' 20 year old girl until my left side got weak, and a month later being diagnosed with MS. I graduated [...]
Mom with MS: Hands Temporarily Out of Order
Fortunately at this point, I can type. I am writing this article just over a month from when symptoms started appearing from what can be called a flare, exacerbation, attack, or even just an episode of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). For a period of time I lost most feeling, control, and strength through a lot of my body. Most impacting for me in my [...]
Mom with MS: Built in Back Vibrations
Putting My Chin to My Chest Makes My Body Feel like it is Vibrating. It started one night when I sat near my husband late at night talking about something serious, I forget what though because I noticed that whenever he patted my leg, especially my knee, it felt like my leg was vibrating! I think it was at least a few minutes later when I [...]
2010 Starts With a BANG!!!
What an exciting month January was...it started with the Symposium I participated in on the 6th and then about a week later I went to Olympia where I spoke with my district Senator as well as one of the two Legislators. Unfortunately the other thing that started on this "MS Activist" day was that my MS seemed to become activated...it started with [...]
Seattle Walk MS Team: “Moms with MS”
Katherine has made the move and registered this team for our local Seattle Walk MS team this year (Thank you Katherine!!) and it is so exciting! MomsWithMS.com was launched on July 1, 2009 and by 6 months later, January 1, 2010, we had more than 250 members already!! Our members span across over 35 states, and 6 countries! I'm not pregnant [...]
Connections…meanings…conclusions…
I have been taking a class through the Washington Business Center (used to be Women's Business Center) it is called "Launch and Grow your " and while it's been interesting I have been flip flopping faster than any political candidate ever regarding 'which' business I want to focus/work on. In my mind I'm thinking about the book writing, community [...]
Day 4
Right now I am getting an IV of steroids. It is Day 4 which means tomorrow is my last day of this treatment, a taper of prednisone starts after that which is pills, done with IV's for a while after that. I have been thinking a lot about what is happening and why. I believe it all is happening for a combination of reasons. Many stemming from past [...]