I’m back! Sorry for the delay. I could blame it on Cog Fog, but that would be giving the Monster far too much power… Silly me forgot to renew my domain. So, if you have had trouble viewing lady with the cane, it is because the site was cancelled. My fault. We’re back in business now. I’m…
Archives for 2019
Hug it out: the affectionate side of multiple sclerosis.
Hugging. Isn’t it great? Whether I am canoodling with my anti-affectionate cat, a friend, or my hubby, there is no doubt that a good hug is the perfect remedy to soothe and inspire a positive outlook. Except when that hug comes in the middle of traffic on a busy freeway…and you are behind the wheel. Yeah,…
There is no escaping the MonSter.
Y’know, sometimes I wish I could do something, anything, without the presence of my constant companion. It would be so nice, so refreshing so freaking awesome to leave MS behind for just a day or two. But, no, the MonSter insists on crashing every event…
L 300
Good Monday! Big do-in’s last week in my MS World. After wearing myself out with my petty pink leg, I finally got brave and called Hanger Clinic to inquire about the L300 Walk Aid. Several years go I was fitted for an older version but when insurance did not recognize the device as a necessary…
Liar
Do you tell lies? Are you a liar? Have you ever lied about how you are feeling? Lied about the reason you rarely go any where? Lied about the fresh scar on your knee or forehead? A new bruise on your arm? Not told the truth about your lack of participation in social events? Maybe fibbed about why…
This is how I feel
Why do we pretend so much? Is it pride? Is it because it’ easier to project a more “normal” existence than to bow to the demands of this ridiculous disease? Or do we live in a contestant cloud of denial? If I ignore it long enough it will go away? For several weeks now I have been…