by Meg | Oct 31, 2017 | dealing with disease, living with a disease, Living with Chronic Illness, living with MS, MS & Emotions, MS & friends, Multiple Sclerosis, reasons to laugh and smile, Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, BEFORE the flair up, BEFORE the flu, BEFORE the fear and panic set in, I was on the phone with someone. Someone that I know very well and someone that I know has read anything and everything that I have written about living with this disease. When I...
by Meg | Oct 27, 2017 | Chronic Illness, Disease & Depression, living with MS, MS Flair, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis exacerbation, Multiple Sclerosis Flair
Two weeks ago I came down with the flu -think fever, vomiting and some diarrhea – fun times! – which led to a flair-up. My first flair in four years….and by far, the worst one I have had in the ten years MS has been around. It was terrible, awful and...
by Meg | Jul 17, 2017 | Being Strong with a disease, Chronic pain, Chronic Pain & Cannabis, divorce, Exercise and MS, living with MS, Multiple Sclerosis & Exercise, single parent, using a cane
Exercise and keeping your body moving can help counter the effects of Multiple Sclerosis, increase energy and balance, ease symptoms and even help with cognitive issues. I think we can all agree that this is known and accepted information? No false news in that...
by Meg | Jun 26, 2017 | Being Strong with a disease, Chronic Illness, dealing with disease, living with a disease, Living with Chronic Illness, living with MS, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Uncategorized
From day one of my diagnosis, I have heard and repeated the mantra “I may have MS, but MS doesn’t have me!” But, I think I need to amend this a bit… because I am pretty sure that bitch owns me! And I am pretty certain divorce is not an option. We are married for...
by Meg | May 23, 2017 | Cannabis & pain, Chronic pain, depression, Disease & Depression, living with MS, Medical Marijuana & Pain, MS & Depression, smile & laugh, Strength to cope with MS, Uncategorized
It’s 7a.m. and I am sitting next to Shawn, both our rods rigged and sent to the bottom of the vast ocean in search of our very first catch on the new boat. The sun has broken over the horizon and revealed that it is going to be a glorious day filled with...
