by Meg | Dec 12, 2013 | Being Strong with a disease, children's self image, dealing with disease, embarrassing moments, embarrassing moments, Falling down with MS, I have fallen and can't get up, living with a disease, living with MS, MRI scan for MS, MS, MS and spinal patch, MS and spinal tap, Multiple Sclerosis, parenting, positive attitude, reasons to laugh and smile, reducing stress, smile & laugh, Strength to cope with MS, stress, Uncategorized
I’m lying in the pouring rain, covered in shattered glass, wine and blood; unable to get up because my legs have gone paralyzed. All I can do is laugh; the body shaking, eyes watering up type of laughter. As hard as I try, I cannot get back up. I keep...
by Meg | Sep 26, 2013 | constipation, disease modidying drug, DMD, embarrassing moments, embarrassing moments, living with a disease, living with MS, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, reasons to laugh and smile, smile & laugh, Tecfidera, Uncategorized
WARNING….The kids and I (and even Shawn) had a bit too much fun coming up with slang terms for some of the topics/content of this post. Would say sorry, but it was just too much fun, and after hearing what happened, you will understand WHY I needed to laugh! I...
by Meg | Jun 28, 2013 | Biogen, dealing with disease, disease modidying drug, disease modifying drug, DMD, living with a disease, living with MS, MS drugs, reasons to laugh and smile, Tysabri, using a cane
This story is from quite a few years ago, shortly after I was diagnosed. We had spent our month back East with my family and begrudgingly had returned to the life and chaos that hits every September, with the kids going back to school. It was about 7:30 in the...
by Meg | Jun 16, 2013 | dealing with disease, depression, divorce, embarrassing moments, I have fallen and can't get up, inappropriate, living with a disease, living with MS, MS, reasons to laugh and smile, smile & laugh, why me?
AS PROMISED…. My husband (now the EX) had taken the kids out of town for a few days. The weather here was beautiful, clear blue skies, and hot! Heat can be more than slightly problematic for people with MS, enhancing symptoms. I had the house to myself and...
by Meg | Jun 14, 2013 | dealing with disease, divorce, living with a disease, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, positive attitude, reasons to laugh and smile, smile & laugh, Uncategorized
I have something that I need to get off my chest….to confess to all of you wonderful readers out there. I’m not sure what the reaction to this confession will be, if I will risk loosing some of you, but I can’t NOT say anything, because at the end...
by Meg | Jun 5, 2013 | Biogen, dealing with disease, disease modidying drug, DMD, living with MS, MRI scan for MS, MS, MS drugs, Multiple Sclerosis, positive attitude, smile & laugh, Tecfidera, using a cane
For those of you that may be following my experience with Tecfidera a disease modifying drug (DMD) for the MS, I wanted to give a quick update. I have been taking it for just over a week. I took a half dose for seven days and yesterday bumped up to the full dose. ...
