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 | Oct 10, 2017 | Cannabis & pain, Chronic Illness & Cannabis, embarrassing moments, Exercise and MS, Falling down with MS, Medical Marijuana & MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis & Cannabis, Multiple Sclerosis & Exercise, Multiple Sclerosis & pain, Uncategorized
As a child I was always doing something. From soccer, swimming, skating and tennis to skiing every winter, getting exercise has always been a big part of my life. I have always considered myself extremely lucky that I was already in shape, fit and strong when I was...
by Meg | Oct 2, 2017 | Chronic Illness & Cannabis, Chronic Pain & Cannabis, Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijuana & MS, Medical Marijuana Research, MMJ Education, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis & Cannabis, Uncategorized
A lot has happened in the year since I began to learn about cannabis in the hopes of finding relief for my chronic pain. I see more and more mainstream media platforms, like the Today Show, running stories about medical marijuana. I run into more mentions on social...
by Meg | Sep 22, 2017 | Heat Sensitivity, MS & Heat, MS Symptoms, Multiple Sclerosis & Cold Temperatures, Multiple Sclerosis & Temperature Sensitivity, Multiple Sclerosis and Heat, Uncategorized
Well played MS! Well played! I think I might go live in a bubble…. From the very start of this journey, from the very first symptoms that eventually led to my diagnosis, heat has always been my nemesis. HEAT = MESSED UP My vision goes to crap and my mind gets...
by Meg | Aug 29, 2017 | Chronic Illness & Cannabis, Chronic Pain & Cannabis, depression, Disease & Depression, Mental Health & Chronic Illness, MMJ & Multiple Sclerosis, MS & Mental Health, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis & Cannabis, Multiple Sclerosis & Mental Health, Uncategorized
I have to start this post out with a bit of administrative BS – and then I’ll get on to the MS and mental health stuff. I have had some issues with my site over the past few weeks, and have not been able to post anything over the last few days. After a...
